American unemployment subsidy requests over the past week

American unemployment subsidies rose at a moderate pace during the past week, as companies have kept workers despite fears of slowdown.
It rose by 6000 requests to 222 thousand during the week that ended on April 19, according to the Ministry of Labor said on Thursday.
It is an indication of job deletion operations, and it has remained at a sound level ranging between 200 thousand and 250 thousand in the past few years.