Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 4,000 to a seasonally adjusted 226,000 for the week ended June 13, the Labor Department said on Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast 225,000 claims for the latest week.

The following are median forecasts for this week's remaining U.S. data from a survey compiled by The Wall Street Journal.

US initial jobless claims fell to 226,000 while continuing claims reached 1.81 million. Here's what the data means for Fed policy and crypto markets.

...but remain well off cycle highs.

US initial jobless claims fell to 226,000 for the week ending June 13, near multi-year lows. Here's what it means for Fed policy and crypto risk appetite.

The number of Americans applying for jobless aid fell modestly last week as layoffs remained in the same historically low range of recent years

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 4,000 to a seasonally adjusted 226,000 for the week ended June 13, the Labor Department said on Thursday. Economists polled…

Jobless claims in the week through June 18 were lower than in the previous week. "U.S. Jobless Claims Fell Last Week," at 8:58 a.m. ET, incorrectly said claims were higher.

The data eased concerns that hiring was slowing sharply. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Las solicitudes iniciales disminuyeron en 4.000, a 226.000, en la semana finalizada el 13 de junio, según datos del Departamento de Trabajo publicados el jueves.