The number of initial jobless claims in the U.S. for the week ending May 23 was 215,000, expected to be 211,000

According to Jinshi, the number of initial jobless claims in the U.S. for the week ending May 23 (in ten thousand): previous value 20.9, expected 21.1, announced 21.5.

The number of continuing jobless claims in the U.S. for the week ending May 16 was 1.786 million, slightly higher than the market expectation of 1.78 million. The previous value was revised from 1.782 million to 1.771 million.