Initial Unemployment Claims Up 1K, Lower Than Expected

Published on January 22, 2026

In the week ending January 17th, initial jobless claims were at a seasonally adjusted level of 200. This represents an increase of 1,000 from the previous week's figure and was lower than the forecast of 209,000.

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