The number of initial unemployment claims in the U.S. for the week ending December 14 is 220,000, with an expectation of 230,000, and the previous value of 242,000.
The four-week average of initial unemployment claims in the U.S. for the week ending December 14 is 225,500, compared to the previous value of 224,250.
The number of continuing unemployment claims in the U.S. for the week ending December 7 is 1.874 million, with an expectation of 1.89 million, and the previous value revised from 1.886 million to 1.879 million.