December 29, 2022

Initial Jobless Claims (week ended 12/24/2022)

- Initial Claims seasonally adjusted 225,000. Previous was 216,000

- Initial Claims,  unadjusted, totaled  271,590 in the week ending December 24, an increase of 23,146 (or 9.3 percent) from the previous week.

- 4-Week Moving Average seasonally adjusted  221,000. Previous was  221,250

Numbers below are for the week ended 12/10

Total receiving regular state UI increased by 90,369 

Total receiving any benefits increased by 91,461

Source:  Labor Department   Details: https://www.dol.gov/ui/data.pdf