The US Bureau of Labor Statistics announced on Thursday (19th) that the unemployment benefits received at the beginning of last week had been reduced to 348,000, which was better than market expectations and once again fell to the lowest point since the outbreak.
As of the week of August 14, the United States reported 348,000 initial unemployment benefits, and an expected 364,000. The previous value was raised from 375,000 to 377,000; the 4-week moving average of initial unemployment benefits was 378,000. Revised The value of Houqian was reported to 397,000 people.
As of the week of August 7, the United States reported 2.82 million renewed unemployment benefits, which is also the lowest since the outbreak of the epidemic. It is expected to be 2.8 million. The previous value was raised from 2.866 million to 2.899 million; the 4-week moving average of renewed unemployment benefits The value is reported to be 299,000, and the previous value after the revision is reported to be 3.109 million.
Observing the various subsidy programs, as of the week of July 31, the number of continuous applications for regular state unemployment benefits (Regular State) programs decreased by nearly 79,000 to 2.837 million, which is also the lowest point since the outbreak of the epidemic. Continued applications for extended unemployment benefits (Extended Benefits) The number of people in the project has dropped by 220,000 to 178,000. The project is about to end completely when it expires in September.
In addition, the number of applicants for the epidemic unemployment benefits (PUA+PEUC) increased by 57,000 and decreased by 66,000 compared with the previous week, to 4.88 million and 3.79 million.
On the whole, the total number of people who continue to apply for various unemployment benefits in the United States is approximately 11.744 million, a decrease of 310,000 from the previous week. This is the first time since the outbreak of the epidemic that it has fallen below the 12 million mark.
