Odaily News The number of initial jobless claims in the United States for the week ending June 15 was 238,000, with an expected number of 235,000 and a previous value of 242,000; the number of continuing jobless claims in the United States for the week ending June 8 was 1.828 million, with an expected number of 1.805 million and a previous value of 1.82 million; the four-week average of initial jobless claims in the United States for the week ending June 15 was 232,750, with a previous value of 227,000. (Jinshi)