Initial Unemployment Claims Down 16K, Lower Than Expected

Published on January 2, 2026

In the week ending December 27th, initial jobless claims were at a seasonally adjusted level of 199,000. This represents a decrease of 16,000 from the previous week's figure and was lower than the forecast of 219,000.

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