Jobless claims -from MarketWatch - released 8:30 am

 I'll post the official release from DOL when they post it.  Really late today for some reason.

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WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The number of initial claims for state unemployment benefits was essentially unchanged in the week of Jan. 2, rising 1,000 to a seasonally adjusted 434,000 after dramatic declines the previous two weeks, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

The total number of people collecting unemployment benefits of any kind, including extended federal benefits, rose by 518,100 in the week of Dec. 19 to 10.6 million, not seasonally adjusted.