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The number of people continuing to claim unemployment benefits in the United States rose to 1.972 million, higher than expected.
According to ChainCatcher news, as reported by Jin10, the number of people applying for unemployment benefits in the United States for the week ending August 9 was 1.972 million, exceeding the market expectation of 1.96 million. The previous value was revised from 1.953 million to 1.942 million.