Weekly U.S. jobless claims reference week ends November 22

Saturday, November 22, 2025 at 08:30 UTC+01:00 (+0100), United States, N/A

News category : Macroeconomic Events

The labor market reference week ending November 22 registered relatively low initial unemployment claims compared with recent history, continuing a pattern of modest layoff flows despite headline concerns about slowing hiring. Although the formal weekly claims release was published later, the underlying period (week to Nov 22) is the datapoint market participants used to reassess how resilient payrolls and layoffs remained after a temporary disruption to government reporting earlier in the month. Stronger-than-expected continuity in claims tends to reduce the immediacy of central-bank easing priced by markets, putting upward pressure on short-dated yields and shifting risk premiums across equities and credit. However, commentators cautioned that one week is only a partial signal and that other labor indicators must be considered to assess policy implications.

Overall market impact

Light mixed market impact - strength score : 68/100

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Impacted instruments :

US Treasury short-dated yields

USD FX pairs

Interest-rate futures

US equities (cyclicals vs defensives)

Credit spreads

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