Initial Unemployment Claims Down 8K, Lower Than Expected

Published on March 19, 2026

In the week ending March 14th, initial jobless claims were at a seasonally adjusted level of 205,000. This represents a decrease of 8,000 from the previous week's figure and was lower than the forecast of 215,000.

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