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Nearly 970,000 people with unemployment benefits in the United States at the beginning of last week rebounded unexpectedly to more than four-month high | Anue Ju Heng-US Stocks

The number of people receiving unemployment benefits in the United States unexpectedly rebounded to the highest level since the end of August last year, with nearly 970,000 people, much higher than market expectations and previous values.

According to data from the Department of Labor, as of the week of January 9, the number of people claiming unemployment benefits for the first time in the United States was 965,000, the highest level since August last year, and higher than the expected 789,000. To 784,000 people.

As of the week of January 2, the number of renewed unemployment benefits in the United States was 5.271 million, the first increase since late November last year, higher than the expected 5 million, and the previous value was 5.072 million.

The picture above shows the number of people who received initial unemployment benefits, and the picture below shows the number of people who continue to receive unemployment benefits (Photo: US Department of Labor)

Although the number of receipts increased sharply at the beginning of last week, the number of applications for federal unemployment compensation programs across the United States has declined. As of the week of December 26, the number of applicants for federal grants fell to 18.41 million from 19.15 million in the previous week.

From the perspective of each state, according to unadjusted data, the number of applicants in Illinois and Florida both exceeded 50,000 last week, California and Kansas both exceeded 20,000, and New York State added 15,600 people.


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