US initial jobless claims 215K versus 215K estimate

Continuing claims 1636k versus 1644K expected

• jobless claims come in as expected at 215K. The prior month remains unchanged at 210K
• continuing claims 1636K versus 1644K. Prior month 1641K versus 1640K
• 4 week moving average unchanged at 211.75K in the current week.
• The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending October 13 were in California (+2,597), Tennessee (+689), Wisconsin (+637), Kansas (+589), and Minnesota (+433), while the largest decreases were in Kentucky (-6,246), North Carolina (-2,944), Michigan (-2,124), Illinois (-1,078), and Georgia (-850).