In the U.S., the number of initial claims for unemployment benefits in the week, that ended on August 1, 2009., compared with that of the previous week declined by 38 thousand and 550 thousand of such data are presented in the report of the Ministry of Labor United States. Analysts had expected, that this figure will be 575 thousand.
During the week that ended July 25, 2009., The number of initial claims for unemployment benefits was on revised data, was 588 thousand.
The average number of initial claims for unemployment benefits in the United States for four weeks (on August 1, 2009.) Amounted to 555.25 thousand, decreased by 4,75 thousand compared with the rate for the previous four-week period, fixed at 560 thousand.
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