The weekly US initial jobless claims for the week of September 21
the US initial jobless claims came in at 213K which is just off the estimate of 212K.
- 4 week average for Initial claims 212K vs 212.75K last week
- continuing claims 1650K vs 1666K estimate. The four-week average was 1665.75k versus 1678.5K last week
- The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending September 14 were in California (+3,879), Georgia (+1,563), Florida (+1,530), South Carolina (+1,246), and New York (+1,048),
- the largest decreases were in Arkansas (-773), Illinois (-566), Michigan (-415), Wisconsin (-232), and Massachusetts (-227).
The jobless claims numbers continue to show strength in the employment sector in the United States.
