U.S. weekly jobless claims total 360,000, as expected

Tiger Newspress2021-07-15

New weekly jobless claims fell to the lowest level since March 2020, closing back in on pre-pandemic levels as the rate of new joblessness slowed further.

The Department of Labor released its weekly report on new jobless claims Thursday at 8:30 a.m. ET. Here were the main metrics from the report, compared to consensus data compiled by Bloomberg:

  • Initial jobless claims, week ended July 10:360,000 vs. 350,000 expected and 373,000 during prior week

  • Continuing claims, week ended July 3:3.241 million vs. 3.300 million expected and 3.339 million during prior week

Initial unemployment claims extended a months-long downward trend and came in below the psychologically important 400,000 level for a third straight week. During the comparable week in mid-July last year, new filings totaled 1.5 million.

Markets reacted little to the claims news, with stock market futures pointing lower and government bond yields edging down following the release.

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