10/17-Initial Claims

• 美國勞工部(Labor Department)週四公佈的報告顯示，截至10/17美國首次申請失業給付人數增加1.1萬人，至53.1萬人。同時並上修前一週的首次申請失業救濟人數為52萬人，初步數據為51.4萬人。
  
  
• 截至10/17當週首次申請失業給付人數的四週平均值減少750人，至532,250人，為1月17日以來最低水平。
  
  
• 至10/10當週持續申請失業給付人數減少98,000人，至5,923,000人，較3/28高點減少126,500 。
  
  
• 居高不下的失業給付申領人數，也顯示了此次衰退的復甦將伴隨著高失業的經濟狀況。
  
  

The DOL reports weekly unemployment insurance claims increased to 531,000:

In the week ending Oct. 17, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 531,000, an increase of 11,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 520,000. The 4-week moving average was 532,250, a decrease of 750 from the previous week's revised average of 533,000.

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The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending Oct. 10 was 5,923,000, a decrease of 98,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 6,021,000.