According to Odaily, the number of initial jobless claims in the United States for the week ending September 28 reached 225,000, slightly above the expected 220,000. The previous week's figure was revised from 218,000 to 219,000.The four-week moving average of initial jobless claims for the same period was 224,250, a slight decrease from the previous week's revised average of 225,000, which was initially reported as 224,750.Continuing jobless claims for the week ending September 21 stood at 1.826 million, lower than the anticipated 1.832 million. The previous week's figure was revised down from 1.834 million to 1.827 million.