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US Jobless Claims Hit Three-Month Low at 194,000
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Oct 22nd, 2026 US Jobless Claims Hit Three-Month Low at 194,000 Applications for US unemployment benefits fell by 6,000 to 194,000 last week, a three-month low. The median forecast of economists polled by Bloomberg called for 200,000. Continuing claims rose to a six-week high of 1.73 million in the previous week.
Oct 22nd, 2026
US Jobless Claims Hit Three-Month Low at 194,000
Applications for US unemployment benefits fell by 6,000 to 194,000 last week, a three-month low. The median forecast of economists polled by Bloomberg called for 200,000. Continuing claims rose to a six-week high of 1.73 million in the previous week. Michael McKee reports on Bloomberg Television.