Number of applications for unemployment benefits in the United States rose to 496 thousand

Number of primary applications for unemployment insurance in the United States has risen for the past week to 22 thousand to 496 thousand

Economists expect declining per week to 20 February to 460 thousand

The average value of the index for the period in the past four weeks rose by 6 tons to 473.75 thousand

The number of Americans continuing to receive unemployment benefits rose for the week to Feb. 13 at 6 tons to 4.62 million