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US Initial Jobless Claims Fall to 196,000, Beating Forecast

17 Sept 2026· CLOM Newsroom· CLOM· 1 min readMACRO

The US Department of Labor reported that initial jobless claims fell to 196,000 for the week ending last Saturday.

This figure is below the forecast of 207,000, indicating a stronger labour market than anticipated.

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