In the United States, 242,000 people initially filed for unemployment benefits in the week ending February 22, and 221,000 are expected

The number of initial jobless claims in the United States for the week ending February 22 was 242,000, and the expected number was 221,000. The previous value was revised from 219,000 to 220,000, the highest since the week ending December 7, 2024. The revised annualized quarterly rate of real GDP in the fourth quarter of the United States was 2.3%, the forecast was 2.30%, and the previous value was 2.30%.