Initial Claims For Unemployment Insurance. Initial unemployment claims decreased by 28,000 to 187,000 in the week ended march 19, labor department data showed thursday. The median estimate called for 210,000 applications in a bloomberg.
The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 210,000 to 211,000. These data come from eta 538, advance weekly initial and continued claims report. That was the lowest level since jan.