美国上周初请失业金降至19.4万人：续请降至170.1万人，裁员仍处57年低位附近
美国劳工部（DOL）10月29日发布每周失业保险申领报告：截至10月24日当周，经季节调整的初次申领失业金人数为19.4万人，较前一周修正后的19.5万人减少1,000人。前一周的初请数字由19.4万人上修1,000人至19.5万人。
初请人数的四周移动平均为196,750人，较前一周修正后的198,000人减少1,250人；前一周均值由197,750人上修250人至198,000人。
续请方面，截至10月17日当周，经季节调整的参保失业人数为170.1万人，较前一周修正后的172.2万人减少21,000人；前一周数字由172.8万人下修6,000人至172.2万人。续请人数四周移动平均为171万人，较前一周修正后均值增加500人。同期经季节调整的参保失业率维持在1.1%不变。
据路透社报道，经济学家此前预计最新一周初请人数为19.9万人，实际数字低于预期；初请人数自9月中旬以来大多低于20万人，距离7月中旬触及的18.9万人——1969年以来最低水平——不远。经济学家将当前劳动力市场形容为「低招聘、低裁员」状态：企业利润与国内需求保持韧性，使裁员维持在历史低位附近。
U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Fall to 194,000 for Week Ending October 24; Continuing Claims Drop to 1.701 Million
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released its weekly unemployment insurance claims report on October 29. In the week ending October 24, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 194,000, a decrease of 1,000 from the previous week's revised level of 195,000. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000, from 194,000 to 195,000.
The four-week moving average for initial claims was 196,750, a decrease of 1,250 from the previous week's revised average of 198,000. The previous week's average was revised up by 250, from 197,750 to 198,000.
For continuing claims, the advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment in the week ending October 17 was 1,701,000, a decrease of 21,000 from the previous week's revised level of 1,722,000. The previous week's level was revised down by 6,000, from 1,728,000 to 1,722,000. The four-week moving average for insured unemployment was 1,710,000, an increase of 500 from the previous week's revised average. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.1 percent for the week ending October 17, unchanged from the previous week's rate.
According to Reuters, economists polled had forecast 199,000 claims for the latest week. Claims have stayed mostly below 200,000 since mid-September and remain within striking distance of the 189,000 level touched in mid-July, the lowest reading since 1969. Economists described the labor market as remaining in a low-hire, low-fire state, with layoffs hovering near historic lows.
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