initial jobless claims 779K vs. 830K estimate. Prior week revised down to 812K from 847K
four-week average of initial claims 848.25K vs 849.50K last week
continuing claims 4592K vs. 4700K estimate. Prior week revised up to 4785K from 4771K previously reported
four-week average of continuing claims 4881.75K vs 5001.75K last week.
Pandemic unemployment assistance 7,217,713 vs. 7,343,682 last week
50 states reported 3,603,098 continuing claims for pandemic emergency unemployment compensation benefits vs. 3,893,008 last week
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending January 23 were in Florida (+23,592), Ohio (+7,002), New
York (+4,065), Maryland (+2,450), and Arizona (+1,028),
The largest decreases were in California (-59,016),
Kansas (-8,495), Georgia (-7,896), Pennsylvania (-6,341), and Tennessee (-6,016).
