Unemployment Claims Up 17K, Much Worse Than Expected

Published on December 12, 2024

In the week ending December 7th, initial jobless claims were at a seasonally adjusted level of 242,000. This represents an increase of 17,000 from the previous week's figure and is worse than forecasts for 221,000.

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Z1: 2024:Q3 data now available for the Financial Accounts of the United States

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December 12, 2024
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