May 19, 2022
Initial Jobless Claims (week ended 5/14/2022)
- Initial Claims seasonally adjusted 219,000. Previous was 197,000
- Initial Claims, unadjusted, totaled 198,711 in the week ending May 14, an increase of 12,811 (or 6.9 percent) from the previous week.
- 4-Week Moving Average seasonally adjusted 199,500. Previous was 192,750
Numbers below are for the week ended 4/30
Total receiving regular state UI decreased by 72,166
Total receiving any UI decreased by 68,885
Source: Labor Department Details: https://www.dol.gov/ui/data.pdf
Existing Home Sales (April 2022)
- Annual Rate 5,610,000. Previous was 5,750,000
- Month over Month -2.4%. Year over Year -5.9%
Source: National Association of Realtors®. Details: https://www.nar.realtor/research-and-statistics/housing-statistics/existing-home-sales
Leading Indicators (April 2022)
- month over month -0.3%, Previous was +0.1%
This is based on 10 forward looking indicators.
Source: Conference Board Details: https://conference-board.org/data/bcicountry.cfm?cid=1
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