Initial Unemployment Claims Up 10K, Lower Than Expected

Published on May 7, 2026

In the week ending May 2nd, initial jobless claims were at a seasonally adjusted level of 200,000. This represents an increase of 10,000 from the previous week's figure but was lower than the forecast of 205,000.

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