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每週首次申請失業救濟人數上升,持續申請失業救濟人數降至2024年5月以來的最低水平

-- 美國政府週四公佈的數據顯示,每週首次申請失業救濟人數增幅超出預期,而持續申領失業救濟人數則降至2024年5月以來的最低水準。 美國勞工部表示,截至4月4日當週,經季節性調整後的首次申請失業救濟人數較前一周平均增加1.6萬人,達到21.9萬人(前一周平均水平向上修正了1000人)。彭博社先前的民調顯示,市場普遍預期該數據為21萬人。 四周移動平均值為20.95萬人,較前一周平均增加1500人(前一周平均向上修正了250人)。勞工部稱,未調整的首次申請失業救濟人數增加1,6,637人,達20.2895萬人。 牛津經濟研究院首席美國經濟學家南希·范登豪頓在發給的電子郵件中表示:「最新的失業救濟申請數據顯示,沒有證據表明(美以)與伊朗的戰爭對勞動力市場產生了顯著影響。我們認為,一周內出現意外上升並不意味著勞動力市場狀況正在走軟。」 經季節性調整後,截至3月28日當週的持續申領失業救濟人數為179萬,為2024年5月11日以來的最低水平,低於華爾街預期的183萬。根據美國勞工部的數據,持續申領失業救濟人數較前一週減少了3.8萬人,前一週的數據向下修正了9,000人。四周移動平均值下降了1.325萬人,至約182萬。 范登豪頓表示:“持續申領失業救濟人數呈下降趨勢,反映了自去年秋季以來首次申領失業救濟人數的總體下降趨勢。” 本月初公佈的官方數據顯示,美國3月新增就業人數超出預期,失業率較上季小幅下降至4.3%,低於上一季的4.4%。 週三公佈的聯準會3月會議紀錄顯示,鑑於伊朗戰爭(始於2月底)加劇了通膨和就業風險,貨幣政策制定者強調需要「彈性」調整利率。 週二,美國和伊朗達成為期兩週的停火協議,但該協議似乎並不穩固。

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