美国首领失业金人数减至41万
由于周四为感恩节，美国劳工部遂提前在周三发布最新失业救济数据。美国周三公布上周初领失业救济人数虽较前周减少，但由于珊迪风灾对就业市场的冲击仍未散去，美国上周(17日止)首次申领失业金救济人数按周减少4.1万人，至41万人，符合市场预期。
410,000 is the daily digit today. This is the number of new applications for unemployment benefits filed in the U.S. last week. It is lower than a week earlier, but still pretty hefty because of super storm Sandy. The massive storm left millions of homes and businesses without electricity, shut down public transportation and led many factories in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast to curtail production. Retail sales fell as Sandy slammed the brakes on automobile purchases last month. The storm has also distorted a range of economic indicators making it harder to gauge the underlying health of the U.S. economy. But most analysts say the storm's economic impact is likely to be temporary and that the new jobless claim data point to a struggling jobs market.
