Continuing claims 1745K vs 1733K expected
- Initial claims were a little higher than expected at 217K vs 215K expected
- The prior week came in at 208K vs 207K previously reported
- Continuing claims came in at 1745K vs 1733K expected.
- The 4 week MA for claims moved to 218K a decrease of 2.75K from the previous week of 220.75K
- The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending July 14 were in California (+6,345), Georgia (+4,018), Alabama (+2,775), South Carolina (+1,237), and Minnesota (+626),
The largest decreases were in New York (-9,792), Michigan (-9,263), New Jersey (-4,752), Ohio (-3,420), and Kentucky (-2,302).
