Economic Alert

Initial Jobless Claims (United States) {US} OBSERVATION PERIOD: SEP 26 (Weekly)

ACTUAL : 551K

PRIOR : 530K

REVISED : 534K

SURVEY : 535K (Mean: 534K, High: 555K, Low: 519K)

First-time claims for state unemployment benefits rose for the first time in four weeks. The number of initial claims rose 17,000 to 551, 000 for the week ending Sept. 26. The four-week average fell 6,250 to 548,000. This is the lowest level for the average since Jan. 24.


Continuing Claims (United States) {US}OBSERVATION PERIOD: SEP 19 (Weekly)

ACTUAL : 6090K

PRIOR : 6138K

REVISED : 6160K

SURVEY : 6170K (Mean: 6179K, High: 6330K, Low: 6100K)

The number of people receiving jobless benefits fell 70,000 to 6.09 million in the week ending Sept. 19. The four-week moving average of continuing claims fell 39,250 to 6.15 million.