<div id="readability-page-1">10:26 AM EST, 12/31/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Weekly applications for unemployment insurance unexpectedly declined into the final part of 2025, while continuing claims fell more than projected, US government data showed Wednesday.For the week through Dec. 27, the seasonally adjusted number of initial claims fell by 16,000 to 199,000, the Department of Labor said. The consensus was for the print to increase to 218,000 in a Bloomberg poll. Last week's reading was revised upwards by 1,000 to 215,000.The four-week moving average totaled 218,750, rising by 1,750 from the prior week's average that was revised upwards by 250. Unadjusted claims advanced by 5,333 to 269,953 on a weekly basis, according to the data.Seasonally adjusted continuing claims came in at 1.87 million for the week ended Dec. 20, trailing Wall Street's views for 1.9 million. Continuing claims dropped by 47,000 from the previous week's level, which was revised down by 10,000. The four-week moving average declined by 17,750 to 1.87 million from the prior week's average that was revised down by 2,500, according to the DOL.On Tuesday, minutes from the Federal Reserve's meeting earlier in December showed that officials appeared to be markedly divided over the potential monetary policy path ahead amid continued concerns about high inflation and labor market weakness.At the Dec. 9-10 meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee delivered a third straight 25-basis-point interest rate cut amid ongoing concerns about the health of the labor market.Earlier this month, Fed Governor Christopher Waller said the FOMC can afford to ease monetary policy further amid continued concerns regarding the labor market. MT Newswires does not provide investment advice. Unauthorized reproduction is strictly prohibited.</div>

美國的每週失業救濟申請意外下降，截止到 2025 年 12 月 27 日的一週，初次申請人數減少了 16,000，降至 199,000。持續申請人數也減少至 187 萬，低於華爾街的預期。美聯儲最近的會議紀要顯示，官員們在未來貨幣政策上存在分歧，通脹和勞動力市場狀況的擔憂影響了決策。在這些持續問題的背景下，美聯儲實施了連續第三次 25 個基點的降息

Weekly Jobless Claims Post Unexpected Decline Into Year-End, US Data Shows

- 美國失業保險申請在 2025 年最後一週意外下降至 199,000。  
- 持續失業申領人數為 187 萬，低於預期的 190 萬。  
- 美聯儲會議記錄顯示，對未來貨幣政策存在明顯分歧。

美國數據顯示，每週失業救濟申請在年底意外下降