Odaily Planet Daily report: The number of initial jobless claims in the United States for the week ending May 16 was 209,000, compared to an expectation of 210,000 and a revised prior value of 212,000 from 211,000.
The four-week moving average of initial jobless claims in the United States through the week ending May 16 was 202,500, compared to the previous value, revised from 203,750 to 204,000.
Continuing jobless claims in the U.S. for the week ending May 9 came in at 1.782 million, compared to expectations of 1.785 million and a revised prior value of 1.776 million. (GoldTen)
