美国上周初请失业金降至18.9万人：追平57年低位，续请升至171.8万人
美国劳工部（Department of Labor）11月5日公布每周失业保险申领报告：截至10月31日当周，经季节调整的首次申领失业救济人数为18.9万人，较前一周修正后的19.5万人减少6,000人。前一周数据由19.4万人上修至19.5万人。
这一数字追平了今年7月18日当周的18.9万人。据路透社报道，这是自1969年以来初请失业金的最低水平；路透社此前调查的经济学家预期为19.6万人。自今年9月中旬以来，初请人数大体维持在20万人以下。
波动较小的四周移动平均为194,750人，较前一周修正后的197,000人减少2,250人。
续请方面，截至10月24日当周，持续申领失业救济的人数为1,718,000人，较前一周修正后的1,695,000人增加23,000人；续请四周移动平均为1,709,500人，增加1,000人。当周参保失业率为1.1%，与前一周持平。
未经季节调整的初请人数为176,698人，较前一周减少11,460人。
这份周报是美国就业市场最高频的读数之一。市场接下来等待劳工统计局定于周五发布的10月就业报告，以判断劳动力市场的整体走势。
U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Fall to 189,000, Matching a 57-Year Low; Continuing Claims Rise to 1.718 Million
The U.S. Department of Labor released its weekly unemployment insurance claims report on Nov. 5: the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 189,000 in the week ending Oct. 31, a decrease of 6,000 from the previous week's revised level of 195,000. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 194,000.
The reading matched the 189,000 recorded in the week of July 18. According to Reuters, it was the lowest level for initial claims since 1969; economists polled by Reuters had expected 196,000. Claims have mostly stayed below 200,000 since mid-September.
The four-week moving average, which smooths weekly volatility, was 194,750, a decrease of 2,250 from the previous week's revised average of 197,000.
Continuing claims — the number of people receiving benefits after an initial week of aid — rose to 1,718,000 in the week ending Oct. 24, an increase of 23,000 from the previous week's revised level of 1,695,000. The four-week moving average of continuing claims was 1,709,500, up 1,000. The insured unemployment rate was 1.1 percent, unchanged from the previous week.
On an unadjusted basis, initial claims totaled 176,698, down 11,460 from the previous week.
The weekly claims report is one of the most timely readings on the U.S. labor market. Attention now turns to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' October employment report due Friday for a fuller picture of labor-market conditions.
来源：美国劳工部
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