Time | Release | For | Actual | Revised From | Consensus | Briefing.com Forecast | Prior Actual |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
08:30a ET | Initial Claims | 07/16 | 251K | -- | 240K | 247K | 244K |
08:30a ET | Continuing Claims | 07/09 | 1384K | 1331K | NA | NA | 1333K |
“It definitely doesn’t look recessionary,”Guy Berger, principal economist at LinkedIn, said of layoffs trends. “I don’t describe it as alarming but it’s definitely less good than it was before.”
at a strong pace The U.S. added workers at a strong pace over the past three months while also losing workers, offering a mixed picture of the labor market. Recent private-sector data also points to a slowdown in hiring.