Continuing claims rise to highest since November 2021
Initial jobless claims of 223k was 3k above expectations into the weekend of MLK day. The week before this saw continuing claims rise to 1.899mm which happens to be the highest figure since November 2021 and provides another data point of evidence that the hiring pace has slowed.
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