TOTAL 837,000 US CITIZENS FILED FOR NEW UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS IN LAST WEEK

Highlights

• According to the report released on Thursday, 837,000 filed or unemployment claims in the last week as compared to 873,000 in the prior week and this number is less than 850,000, which was predicted by the market analysts

• For the fifth consecutive week, the number of individuals filing for new jobless claims is below 1 million, though as compared to pre-pandemic period this number is far above