Initial Jobless Claims Rebounds To Highest Since Aug 2023
After seasonally-adjusted initial jobless claims plunged last week (NSA did not), they rebounded strongly this week from 223k to 243k - in line with the highest claims print since August 2023. On an NSA basis, claims exploded higher (and that is not a seasonal pattern).
Source: Bloomberg
The surge in NSA claims is dominated by Texas, California, and Georgia. Perhaps the spike in Texas is Hurricane Beryl-related?
Continuing jobless claims also picked back up, to 1.867mm Americans filing benefits - the highest since Nov 2021...
Source: Bloomberg
That trend in initial and continuing claims is not Americans' friend (but maybe Wall St.'s 'bad news is good news' best buddy?)...
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