December 8, 2022

Initial Jobless Claims (week ended 12/3/2022)

- Initial Claims seasonally adjusted 230,000. Previous was 226,000

- Initial Claims,  unadjusted, totaled 286,436 in the week ending December 3, an increase of 87,113 (or 43.7 percent) from the previous week. 

- 4-Week Moving Average seasonally adjusted  230,000. Previous was  229,000

Numbers below are for the week ended 11/19

Total receiving regular state UI decreased by 79,919

Total receiving any benefits decreased by 83,896

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