Initial jobless claims and continuing claims for the current week
- prior week 205K. Revised to 206K
- Initial jobless claims 210K versus 210K estimate
- 4 week moving average initial jobless claims 209K vs 212.25K. A month ago it was around 216K
- Continuing claims 1726k vs 1717k estimate
- 4 week moving average continuing claims 1,722.25K vs 1727.5 K
This is the survey week for the employment report due out at the beginning of next month. Last month the 4 week moving average for initial claims was around 216K. This month the four-week average is down to 209K.