US applications for jobless benefits highest since October 2021

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3. Graphs at

Graphs at   https://www.dol.gov/ui/data.pdf
of both initial claims and continuing claims aka insured employment.

Quite a step-up on the initial claims on the graph. But like the OP says, that may have been distorted by the 3 day Memorial Weekend.

REVISIONS of the previous week: initial claims were revised up 1,000 while continuing claims were revised down 1,000, so not much either way.