US initial jobless claims fall by 17,000
248,000 claims filed last week, according to Labor Department data
By Ovunc Kutlu
ANKARA (AA) – The number of Americans filing first-time unemployment claims last week fell by 17,000 to 232,000, the US Labor Department said Thursday.
The previous week’s level was revised up by 1,000 from 248,000 to 249,000, read a statement.
The four-week moving average was 236,250, a decrease of 7,250 from the previous week’s revised average, it added.
The US economy added 467,000 jobs in January, but the unemployment rate rose to 4% last month, from 3.9% in December 2021, according to the department’s latest figures.
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