The number of people applying for unemployment benefits in the week of August 17 in the United States 232,000, and it is expected to 230,000, and the previous value was revised from 227,000 to 228,000. The number of people applying for unemployment benefits in the week of August 10 1.863 million, and it is expected to 1.867 million, and the previous value was revised from 1.864 million to 1.859 million. The four-week average of the number of initial jobless claims in the United States to August 17 was 236,000, and the previous value was revised from 236,500 to 236,750.