The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, hitting near a 49-year low in a sign the job market remains strong.
Initial claims for state unemployment benefits fell by 3,000 to a seasonally adjusted level of 201,000 for the week ended Sept. 15, the Labor Department said on Thursday. That is the lowest level since November 1969. Data for the prior week’s claims was unrevised.
Economistas consultados pela Reuters previam que as reclamações subissem para a 210,000 na última semana.
The Labor Department said only claims for Hawaii were estimated last week. The four-week moving average of initial claims, considered a better measure of labor market trends as it irons out week-to-week volatility, declined by 2,250 to 205,750 last week, the lowest level since December 1969.
O mercado de trabalho é visto como próximo ou em pleno emprego. Ele continua a se fortalecer, com as folhas de pagamento não-agrícolas aumentando em agosto e o crescimento salarial anual atingindo seu maior ganho em mais de nove anos. As vagas de emprego atingiram a maior alta histórica de 201,000 milhões em julho.
Embora tenha havido relatos de algumas empresas que planeiam cortar empregos ou despedir trabalhadores devido a tensões comerciais entre os Estados Unidos e os seus principais parceiros comerciais, estas foram parcialmente compensadas pelo aumento das contratações na indústria siderúrgica.
Economists, however, have warned of job losses if the trade tensions escalate.
Thursday’s claims report also showed the number of people receiving benefits after an initial week of aid fell 55,000 to 1.645 million for the week ended Sept. 8, the lowest level since August 1973. The four-week moving average of the so-called continuing claims fell 20,750 to 1.691 million, the lowest level since November 1973.
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