USA: Initial Claims Roughly in Line with Expectations – Goldman Sachs Research

Key Takeaways

• 1.US initial jobless claims edged down by 1k to 197k for the week ended September 19, tracking roughly in line with consensus and Goldman Sachs forecasts of 200k.
• 2.Continuing jobless claims rose by 2k to 1,719k for the week ended September 12 from a downwardly revised prior week, coming in below the median consensus expectation of 1,740k.
• 3.The four-week moving average of initial jobless claims decreased by 2k to 202k.

Table of Contents

• US MAP
• KEY NUMBERS
• MAIN POINTS

Report data

US Jobless Claims Chart

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