Initial Unemployment Claims Up 5K, Higher Than Expected

Published on May 28, 2026

In the week ending May 23rd, initial jobless claims were at a seasonally adjusted level of 215,000. This represents an increase of 5,000 from the previous week's figure and was higher than the forecast of 211,000.

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