US initial jobless claims 243K vs 253K estimate

• Prior week 250K revised to 245K
• Initial jobless claims Jobless Claims Jobless claims are a weekly statistic reported in the United States that represents a key barometer for domestic employment. As one of the most closely watched US indicators, jobless claims carry a lot of weight in financial markets, namely forex and the stock market.Jobless claims are reported on a weekly basis by the Department of Labor. While painting a picture of the overall health of the economy, jobless claims can be broken down into two types.This includes initial jobless claims or person Jobless claims are a weekly statistic reported in the United States that represents a key barometer for domestic employment. As one of the most closely watched US indicators, jobless claims carry a lot of weight in financial markets, namely forex and the stock market.Jobless claims are reported on a weekly basis by the Department of Labor. While painting a picture of the overall health of the economy, jobless claims can be broken down into two types.This includes initial jobless claims or person Read this Term 243K vs 253K estimate
• 4- week moving average initial claims 247K vs 245.50K (revised from 246.75)
• Continueing claims 1.415M vs 1.442M estimate. Prior week 1.437M
• 4 week MA of continuing claims 1.42475M vs 1.41225M
• The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending August 13 were in Oklahoma (+1,419), Missouri (+1,014), Indiana (+691), Virginia (+404), and Michigan (+318),
• The largest decreases were in California (-3,185), Ohio (-1,659), Georgia (-946), South Carolina (-847), and Pennsylvania (-617).

This week corresponds with the BLS survey week for the NFP report at the start of September. The data gets better. Will we get another strong jobs report?