Initial jobless claims in the United States for the week ending December 20th were 214,000, compared to an expected 224,000.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that the number of initial jobless claims in the United States for the week ending December 20 was 214,000, compared to an expected 224,000 and a previous value of 224,000. The four-week moving average of initial jobless claims in the US for the week ending December 20 was 216,750, down from 217,500. The number of continued unemployment claims for the week ending December 13 was 1.923 million, compared to an expected 1.9 million. The previous figure was revised from 1.897 million to 1.885 million. (Jin10)