Continuing claims 1943K vs 1900K estimate
In the week ending December 16,
- In the week ending December 23, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 245,000, unchanged from the previous week's unrevised level of 245,000.
- The 4-week moving average was 237,750, an increase of 1,750 from the previous week's unrevised average of 236,000.
- continuing jobless claims come in at 1.943 million
- Claims taking procedures continue to be disrupted in the Virgin Islands. The claims taking process in Puerto Rico has still not returned to normal.
- The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending December 16 were in New York (+2,168), Ohio (+2,062), Massachusetts (+1,928), Indiana (+927), and New Jersey (+894),
- The largest decreases were in Puerto Rico (- 1,225), South Carolina (-708), West Virginia (-611), Michigan (-518), and Illinois (-492)
