Initial Unemployment Claims Up 6K, HigherThan Expected

Published on April 23, 2026

In the week ending April 18th, initial jobless claims were at a seasonally adjusted level of 214,000. This represents an increase of 6,000 from the previous week's figure and was higher than the forecast of 211,000.

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