- Initial jobless claims, week ended March 27: 719,000 vs. 675,000 expected and a revised 658,000 during the prior week
- Continuing claims, week ended March 20: 3.794 million vs. 3.750 million expected and 3.870 million during the prior week
Last week's jump in new jobless claims came as a surprise to economists looking for an improvement to a new pandemic-era low. However, the prior week's claims were revised down to 658,000 to show an even more marked improvement from the 684,000 previously reported. The new four-week moving average for new claims came down by 10,500 to 719,000 amid these revisions.