(Il Sole 24 Ore Radiocor) - Milano, 24 apr - The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits for the first time in the week ended April 19 rose by 6,000 from the previous week's revised figure to a seasonally adjusted figure of 222,000, the US Labor Department said.

Expectations were for 220,000 new weekly claims.

The four-week moving average, a more reliable indicator, showed claims were down 750 from the previous week's revised.

average to 220,250.

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