Continuing claims 1808k vs 1843K expected

  • Initial claims 242K vs 225K expected
  • The 4 week average rose to 228.25K vs 225.25 last week
  • continuing claims 1808K vs 1843K expected. Last week 1872K revised from 1871K
  • The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending March 24 were in Texas (+2,886), Arkansas (+800), Missouri (+420), Oregon (+290), and Maryland (+246),
  • the largest decreases were in California (-2,954), New Jersey (- 1,672), New York (-1,226), Connecticut (-774), and Pennsylvania (-509).