Initial Unemployment Claims Up 16K, Higher Than Expected

Published on April 9, 2026

In the week ending April 4th, initial jobless claims were at a seasonally adjusted level of 219,000. This represents an increase of 16,000 from the previous week's figure and was higher than the forecast of 210,000.

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