Economy
US initial jobless claims rise by 13,000
196,000 claims filed last week, according to Labor Department data
Ovunc Kutlu |
09.02.2023 - Update : 09.02.2023
ISTANBUL
The number of Americans filing first-time unemployment claims rose 13,000 last week to 196,000, according to Labor Department data released Thursday.
The figure was higher than estimates of 190,000, while the previous week's figure was unrevised at 183,000.
The four-week moving average was 189,250, a decline of 2,500 from the previous week's unrevised average of 191,750.
The US economy added 517,000 jobs in January, while the unemployment rate fell to 3.4% from 3.5% the previous month, according to the agency.
