Jobless Claims Declined by 23K in the First Week of January

Washington, DC, January 13, 2022-In the week ending January 8, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 230,000, an increase of 23,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 207,000, according to the Department of Labor. 

The four-week moving average was 210,750, an increase of 6,250 from the previous week's unrevised average of 204,500.