Weekly claims for jobless benefits
- Prior was 778K (revised to 787K)
- Continuing claims 5520K vs 5800K expected
- Prior continuing claims 6071K
- The total number of people claiming benefits in all programs for the week ending November 14 was 20,163,477, a decrease of 349,633 from the previous week. There were 1,573,485 persons claiming benefits in all programs in the comparable week in 2019.
- PUA claimants 8,869,502 vs 9,147,753 prior
There is some improvement in the numbers across the board but these numbers are still staggering relative to pre-pandemic.
