Continuing claims 1756K versus 1778K estimate
The US initial jobless claims fell to 211K from a revised 216K last week (was 221K). The estimate was for 220K.
- 4-week average 217.25K down from 220.5K
- continuing claims 1756K up from 1743K last week (was 1750K). The estimate was 1778K
- The continuing claims four-week average 1751.25K which is down from last week's 1772.5K
- The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending March 16 were in Oklahoma (+1,046), South Carolina (+270), California (+232), Tennessee (+221), and Mississippi (+211),
- The largest decreases were in Illinois (-3,586), Oregon (-3,026), Pennsylvania (-2,242), Washington (-1,284), and Texas (-1,180).
