Continuing claims 1937K versus 1925K
- initial jobless claims 233K versus 235K estimate. Prior week revised down to 216K versus 220K
- continuing claims came in at 1937K versus 1925K estimate. Prior week revised to 1965K vs 1952K
- The four-week moving average fell to 240K versus 243.5K
- The claims taking procedures in Puerto Rico and in the Virgin Islands have still not returned to normal
- The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending January 13 were in California (+11,672), Texas (+5,567), Puerto Rico (+2,016), Connecticut (+1,660), and Arizona (+1,045)
- The largest decreases were in New York (- 26,335), Georgia (-8,200), Wisconsin (-6,689), Pennsylvania (-6,342), and Michigan (-4,664)
