During the week ending April 19, initial jobless claims in the United States were 222,000, in line with expectations of 222,000.

BlockBeats News, on April 24, the number of initial jobless claims in the United States for the week ending April 19 was 222,000, in line with expectations of 222,000. The previous value was revised from 215,000 to 216,000. (FX168)