Prior week 234K vs 233K previously reported
The US initial jobless claims for the week of July 22 comes at 244K vs 240k estimate.
- Prior week revised to 234 vs 233k previously reported.
- The 4 week average remains unchanged at 244K
- The continuing claims came in at 1964k vs 1960k est.
- The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending July 15 were in California (+6,862), Alabama (+2,772), Georgia (+2,533), South Carolina (+2,050), and Texas (+1,152),
- The largest decreases were in New York (-8,287), Michigan (-6,869), Kentucky (-6,862), New Jersey (-3,923), and Ohio (-3,093)
