US continuing claims 1773K versus 1740K estimate
- In the week ending February 9, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims came in at 239k, an increase of 4k from the previous week's revised level (235k vs 234K previious). The estimate was for 225K
- The four-week moving average came in at 231.75K an increase of 6.75K from last week's 225K. The four-week average is the highest level since January 27, 2018
- continuing claims came in at 1773 versus 1740K. The prior month came in at 1736K
- The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending February 2 were in Pennsylvania (+5,013), Wisconsin (+4,470), New York (+3,680), Texas (+1,682), and Oregon (+981),
- The largest decreases were in California (-7,982), New Jersey (-1,227), Missouri (-1,023), Virginia (-785), and Florida (-716).
