-- 米国の週間失業保険申請件数は予想以上に減少した一方、継続受給者数はウォール街の予想を上回ったことが、木曜日に発表された政府データで明らかになった。 労働省によると、4月11日までの週の季節調整済み新規失業保険申請件数は、前週の平均値(1,000件下方修正)から11,000件減の207,000件となった。ブルームバーグの世論調査では、市場予想は213,000件だった。 4週間移動平均は209,750件で、前週の平均値(250件下方修正)から500件増加した。労働省によると、季節調整前の継続受給者数は12,116件増の213,873件となった。 「最新の失業保険申請件数データは、米国とイランの戦争が労働市場に顕著な影響を与えたことを示す兆候は一切示していない」と、オックスフォード・エコノミクスの米国担当主任エコノミスト、ナンシー・ヴァンデン・ホーテン氏はMTニュースワイヤーズに電子メールで送ったコメントの中で述べた。「新規申請件数は過去2週間、季節要因により上下動を繰り返しているが、依然として低い解雇ペースと整合する水準にある」。 4月4日までの週の季節調整済み継続失業保険受給者数は182万人に達し、ウォール街の予想である181万人を上回った。労働省によると、継続失業保険受給者数は前週から3万1000人増加したが、前週の数値は7000人下方修正された。4週間移動平均は8250人減少し、約181万人となり、2024年6月1日以来の最低水準となった。 「継続失業保険受給者数は、典型的な増減パターンに従って、4月4日までの週に増加した」とヴァンデン・ホーテン氏は述べた。 「しかしながら、新規請求件数は全体的に減少傾向が続いており、これは昨年秋以降の新規請求件数の全般的な減少傾向を反映している。」 ホワイトハウスはイランとの合意に楽観的な見方を示しており、第2回協議はパキスタンで開催される可能性が高いとしている。先週末、イスラマバードで行われた米イラン和平交渉は合意に至らずに終了した。 一方、ワシントンとテヘラン間の2週間の停戦は維持されている。
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