According to Odaily Planet Daily, the number of initial unemployment claims in the United States for the week ending December 28 was 211,000, lower than the expected 222,000 and the previous value was revised to 220,000.
The four-week average of initial unemployment claims for the week was 223,250, and the previous value was revised to 226,750.
The number of people continuing to claim unemployment benefits in the United States in the week ending December 21 was 1.844 million, lower than the expected 1.89 million and the previous value was revised to 1.896 million.