US Labor Dept. jobless claims data
SPY•Initial U.S. jobless claims were 197,000 in the week ended Sept. 19, compared with economists’ forecast of 201,000; the four-week average was 202,250.
1. Claims data
Initial claims fell to 197,000 in the week ended Sept. 19, and the four-week average was 202,250. Continued claims were not available for that week; the latest reported figure was 1.719 million for the week ended Sept. 12.
