US Initial Jobless Are at Lowest Level in Decades

Name: US Initial Jobless Are at Lowest Level in Decades
Uploaded: 2026-07-23T13:22:16.000Z
Duration: 2 min 6 s
Description: US Initial Jobless Are at Lowest Level in Decades

Written by BloombergPublished Jul 23, 2026, 1:22 PM

Applications for jobless benefits dropped by 22,000 to 187,000 for the week ending July 18. The estimate was for 215,000 applications. Claims are now at their lowest level since 1969. Bloomberg's Michael McKee has the numbers and how they could impact the Fed.