US weekly jobless claims rise slightly to 209,000
- Source
- Argaam - Main News
- Source link
- https://www.argaam.com/en/article/articledetail/id/1929520
- Published
- 2026-08-15 09:18:00
- Discovered by ProcIntel
- 2026-08-15 09:11:35
- Category
- GCC Spotlight
- Geography
- Saudi Arabia
- Organisations
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- Review status
- Pending
- Record type
- REAL
Summary
<p ><img src="https://argaamplus.s3.amazonaws.com/763647bc-db83-48e9-89e1-37e381119a50.png" ></p> <hr> <p ><span ><span >US initial jobless claims edged higher in the week ended Aug. 8, implying a broadly stable labor market despite a weak July employment report.</span></span></p> <p ></p> <p ><span ><span >Initial claims came in at 209,000, above expectations of 202,000 and up from 200,000 in the previous week, which was revised higher by 1,000, according to the US Department of Labor’s weekly report.</span></span></p> <p ></p> <p ><span ><span >Weekly jobless claims are a proxy for layoffs in the US and provide a near-real-time indication of labor-market conditions.</span></span></p> <p ></p> <p ><span ><span >The increase may reflect normal seasonal volatility during the summer, when seasonal hiring patterns typically affect the data.</span></span></p> <p align="left" ></p> <table align="center" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr > <td colspan="5" > <h3 ><span ><span ><strong><span >US weekly jobless claims</span></strong></span></span></h3> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p align="left" ><span ><span ><strong><span >Item</span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><strong><span >Year ago</span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><strong><span >Previous</span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><strong><span >Current</span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><strong><span >Change</span></strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p align="left" ><span ><span >Initial claims (‘000)</span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span dir="RTL"><span >224.0</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span dir="RTL"><span >200.0</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span dir="RTL"><span >209.0</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span dir="RTL"><span >9</span></span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p align="left" ><span ><span >4-week moving average (‘000)</span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >221.75</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span dir="RTL"><span >199.00</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span dir="RTL"><span >199.00</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >--</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p align="left" ><span ><span >Insured unemployment (mln)</span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span dir="RTL"><span >1.942</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span dir="RTL"><span >1.799</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span dir="RTL"><span >1.777</span></span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span dir="RTL"><span >(0.022)</span></span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div ></div>
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