initial jobless claims common little stronger than expectations of 211K versus 215K
The prior week remains unchanged at 212K
continuing claims 1676K versus 166K estimate
prior week revised to 1664K versus 1660K
The four-week average for claims false to 220.25K versus 225.0K
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending May 4 were in New York (+9,365), Illinois (+2,010), Missouri (+791), Kansas (+754), and Iowa (+676),
The largest decreases were in New Jersey (-6,239), Connecticut (-3,208), California (-1,920), Arizona (-668), and Wisconsin (-661).