Goldman Sachs: The number of initial jobless claims in the United States rose to 224,000 last week.

On October 3, Goldman Sachs' analysis of unemployment claims data from various states showed a slight rise in the number of unemployment claims in the U.S. last week. This analysis is based on data released by states during the federal government shutdown. Goldman Sachs economists, including Jan Hatzius, noted in a report to clients that for the week ending September 27, the number of initial unemployment claims rose to about 224,000, up from 218,000 in the previous government report.

The department adjusted the existing raw data from various states using seasonal factors that were previously released by the Department of Labor. Due to the government shutdown, the Department of Labor did not release the weekly report on Thursday but provided downloadable data for most states. The September employment report, which was originally scheduled to be released earlier on Friday, was also postponed.