Unemployment Claims Down 19K, As Expected

Published on October 17, 2024

In the week ending October 12th, initial jobless claims were at a seasonally adjusted level of 241,000. This represents a decrease of 19,000 from the previous week's figure and is right in line with what economists were expecting.

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