[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyemin] The number of new unemployment benefit claims in the United States for the second week of August was recorded at 250,000.
According to the U.S. Department of Labor on the 18th (local time), last week's new unemployment benefit claims were 250,000, a decrease of 12,000 from the previous week. Market experts had initially forecasted 265,000 claims.
The number of continuing unemployment benefit claims, which are filed by those claiming benefits for at least two consecutive weeks, increased by 8,000 to 1.43 million.
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