US initial jobless claims 189K vs 215K estimate

• Prior week 214K revised to 215K
• Iniital jobless claims 189K vs 215K estimate
• 4 week moving average 207.5K vs 211.00 last week
• Continuing claims 1.785M vs 1.815M estimate. Prior 1.808M
• 4 week moving average of continuing claims 1.797M vs 1.809M
• The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending April 18 were in New York (+2,885), California (+1,590),
  Tennessee (+1,562), Kentucky (+1,179), and South Carolina (+1,115),
• The largest decreases were in New Jersey
  (-4,280), Pennsylvania (-2,742), Virginia (-1,528), Wisconsin (-1,248), and Indiana (-1,150)

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This article was written by Greg Michalowski at investinglive.com.