Number of applications for unemployment insurance in the U.S. fell by 23,000

/IRBIS, October 22, 2010/ - In the U.S., the number of initial applications for unemployment benefits last week, which ended Oct. 16, 2010, compared to the same period the previous week fell by 23,000 and reached 452,000. These data are presented in the report published on October 21 U.S. Department of Labor (US Department of Labor). According to some data, the number of initial applications for unemployment benefits last week, which ended on October 9, 2010, totaled 475,000, not 462,000 as previously reported. Average number of initial applications for unemployment insurance in the U.S. for four weeks (to October 16 this year) was 458,000, down 4,250 compared with the refinement of the indicators for the previous four-week period, fixed at 462,250. [2010-10-22]