Initial and continuing jobless claims for the current week
- Prior week 224K revised 227K
- Initial jobless claims 218K vs. 220 K est
- 4-week moving average initial jobless claims 212.25K vs 208.30K (revised last week data).
- Continuing claims 1.871M vs 1.878M estimate. Prior week 1.894M revised from 1.898M previously reported
- 4-week moving average continuing claims 1.850M vs 1.840M last week.
- The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending January 27 were in Oregon (+5,458), California (+5,015), New York (+4,133), Georgia (+1,032), and Texas (+900),
- The largest decreases were in Illinois (-2,278), Missouri (-1,588), Massachusetts (-898), Montana (-717), and New Jersey (-507).