Initial jobless claims for (July 22 week) 244k vs 240K est

Prior week 234K vs 233K previously reported

The US initial jobless claims for the week of July 22 comes at 244K vs 240k estimate.

• Prior week revised to 234 vs 233k previously reported.
• The 4 week average remains unchanged at 244K
• The continuing claims came in at 1964k vs 1960k est.
• The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending July 15 were in California (+6,862), Alabama (+2,772), Georgia (+2,533), South Carolina (+2,050), and Texas (+1,152),
• The largest decreases were in New York (-8,287), Michigan (-6,869), Kentucky (-6,862), New Jersey (-3,923), and Ohio (-3,093)