Number of continuing claims for unemployment benefits in the U.S. for the week ending August 2

U.S. Department of Labor announced the Number of continuing claims for unemployment benefits in the U.S. for the week ending August 2 on 2025-08-14. The reported figure stands at 195.3ten thousand, against a forecast of 196.4ten thousand, with the prior figure recorded as 197.4ten thousand.

Regarding the Number of continuing claims for unemployment benefits in the U.S. for the week ending August 2, Actual value > Expected value = Bearish for the US dollar, It is one of the indicators reflecting the domestic labor market situation, and it counts the number of people reapplying for unemployment benefits. Since this data is released weekly, it is one of the U.S. employment data that the investment market pays attention to. An increase in continuing unemployment claims indicates a deteriorating job market outlook, which could affect the Federal Reserve's assessment of employment prospects.

This data holds an importance level of , calculated using The number of people who applied for unemployment insurance again in the past week, and updates every week. The next release is set for 2025-08-21 20:30:00.

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