U.S. Unemployment Claims Show Slight Decline

According to Odaily, the number of initial unemployment claims in the United States for the week ending February 8 was reported at 213,000, slightly below the expected 215,000. The previous week's figure was revised from 219,000 to 220,000. The four-week moving average of initial claims was 216,000, adjusted from the prior 216,750 to 217,000. Additionally, for the week ending February 1, continuing unemployment claims were recorded at 1.85 million, lower than the anticipated 1.88 million and down from the previous 1.886 million.