US jobless claims higher than expected
Published on June 30, 2011 by IFX | NEWS · No Comments
Initial unemployment claims in the US fell by 1,000 to 428,000 in the week leading to June 28, according to the data release by the Labor Department.
The market consensus estimate was 420,000.
The four-week moving average rose by 500 persons to 426,750.
Continuous claims for the week leading to June 18 fell by 12,000 to 3.702...