US UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS BEAT EXPECTATIONS

US UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS BEAT EXPECTATIONS
US UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS BEAT EXPECTATIONS

US UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS BEAT EXPECTATIONS

Initial jobless claims rose by 11,000 to 219,000 for the week ending Feb. 1.

Economists had forecasted 214,000 claims, indicating a higher-than-expected increase.

This suggests a pick-up in layoffs in the U.S. economy.

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