Highlights of the initial jobless claims report on Oct 2, 2014:

  • Prior was 293K. Revised to 295K
  • Actual 287K vs 297 Estimate
  • 4 week moving average falls to 294.75 from 299.00 last week.
  • Continuing Claims come in at 2398 vs 2425 estimate and 2443 last
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