U.S. Unemployment Claims Show Slight Decrease in Late December

According to Odaily, the number of initial unemployment claims in the United States for the week ending December 28 was reported at 211,000, slightly below the expected 222,000. The previous week's figure was revised from 219,000 to 220,000. The four-week moving average of initial claims was 223,250, adjusted from the prior 226,500 to 226,750. Meanwhile, continuing unemployment claims for the week ending December 21 were recorded at 1.844 million, lower than the anticipated 1.89 million. The previous figure was revised from 1.91 million to 1.896 million.