U.S. initial jobless claims remained low last week, labor market still resilient.

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15/10/2026
Zhito Finance APP has learned that the number of initial jobless claims in the United States remained at a low level last week, once again highlighting the resilience of the U.S. labor market. Data released by the U.S. Department of Labor on Thursday showed that initial jobless claims for the week ending October 10 were 199,000, slightly below the general market expectation of 200,000 and above the revised previous reading of 198,000; continuing claims for the week ending October 3 were 1.71 million, in line with the general market expectation, with the previous reading revised from 1.716 million to 1.714 million; the four-week moving average of initial jobless claims for the week ending October 10 was 198,500, with the previous reading revised from 198,000 to 198,250.