The latest data released by the US Department of Labor on the 27th local time shows that in the week ending May 23, the number of first-time jobless claims in the United States was 2.123 million, which was higher than the market ’s estimate of 2.1 million. In the previous week, the number of people applying for unemployment benefits for the first time was 2.438 million.
(Originally titled “US Department of Labor: The Number of Unemployment Reimbursements First Applied for Last Week was 2.123 million”)