According to Odaily Planet Daily, the number of initial unemployment claims in the United States for the week ending July 20 was 235,000, compared with expectations of 238,000 and a previous value of 243,000.
The four-week average of initial jobless claims in the United States for the week ending July 20 was 235,500, compared with 234,750 in the previous week.
The number of people continuing to claim unemployment benefits in the United States in the week ending July 13 was 1.851 million, compared with expectations of 1.86 million and the previous value of 1.867 million.