The number of initial jobless claims in the United States for the week ending March 15 was 223,000, compared with expectations of 224,000 and a previous value of 221,000.

Odaily Planet Daily News: The number of initial unemployment claims in the United States for the week ending March 15 was 223,000, with an expected number of 224,000, and the previous value was revised from 220,000 to 221,000. The number of people who continued to apply for unemployment benefits in the United States for the week ending March 8 was 1.892 million, with an expected number of 1.887 million, and the previous value was revised from 1.87 million to 1.859 million. The four-week average of initial unemployment claims in the United States for the week ending March 15 was 227,000, and the previous value was revised from 226,000 to 226,250. (Jinshi)