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Novos pedidos de subsídio de desemprego nos EUA sobem para 349 mil

02/12/2004 14:00

Novos pedidos de subsídio de desemprego nos EUA sobem para 349 mil
Os novos pedidos de subsídio de desemprego nos Estados Unidos subiram na semana passada em 25 mil, para um total de 349 mil, anunciou o Departamento do Trabalho dos Estados Unidos.

Contudo, estes números foram desvalorizados pelos analistas, pois a semana passada foi mais curta devido ao feriado de Acção de Graças.

Na semana anterior os novos pedidos tinham atingido um mínimo de 11 semanas nos 324 mil, e os analistas aguardavam um crescimento mais contido para 330 mil.

A média de quatro semanas dos novos pedidos de subsídio de desemprego foi de 336,5 mil, perto do mínimo de quatro anos atingido na semana anterior.

O número de americanos que beneficiam de subsídio de desemprego ascendeu a 2,723 milhões, o que representa o registo mais baixo desde Abril de 2001.

ECONOMIC REPORT: Jobless claims jump 25,000 to 349,000; Continuing claims at lowest level since April 2001
By Corbett B. Daly, CBS MarketWatch
Last Update: 8:47 AM ET Dec. 2, 2004

WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- The number of people filing for state unemployment benefits for the first time rose a sharper-than-expected 25,000 to 349,000 last week, the Labor Department said Thursday.

The Labor Department said seasonal adjustments are more difficult around major holidays, including last week's Thanksgiving holiday, and pointed to the four-week moving average as a better gauge of the labor market.

The four-week moving average of new claims rose by 4,250 to 336,500.

Economists polled by CBS MarketWatch had forecast claims would rise to 331,000.

In the previous week, jobless claims fell a revised 11,000 to 324,000, compared to an initial estimate that the week's claims fell by 12,000 to 323,000.

The insured unemployment rate remained steady at 2.2 percent.

The number of former workers continuing to receive state unemployment benefits fell by 20,000 to 2.72 million in the week ended Nov. 20, the lowest level since April 2001. The four-week average of continuing claims fell by 17,500 to 2.76 million, the lowest level since May 2001.

The data come one day before the Labor Department reports on November nonfarm payrolls. Economists polled by CBS MarketWatch expect, on average, growth of about 204,000 in payrolls, with the jobless rate dipping back to 5.4 percent.

8:29am 12/02/04 U.S. WEEKLY INITIAL JOBLESS CLAIMS UP 25,000 TO 349,000

8:29am 12/02/04 U.S. 4-WK AVG JOBLESS CLAIMS UP 4,250 TO 336,500

8:29am 12/02/04 U.S. WEEKLY CONTINUING CLAIMS AT LOWEST SINCE APR 2001

Dados EUA: Initial Jobless Claims: 349k (esp: 330k)

LJ Carregosa SA