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U.S. Jobless Claims 4-Week Avg.

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Latest Release
Apr 11, 2024
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214.25K
Previous
214.50K
Initial Jobless Claims measures the number of individuals who filed for unemployment insurance for the first time during the past week.

As the week to week numbers might be very volatile, the four week moving average smooths the weekly data and used for the initial jobless claims metric

A higher than expected reading should be taken as negative/bearish for the USD, while a lower than expected reading should be taken as positive/bullish for the USD.
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Source: Department of Labor
U.S. Jobless Claims 4-Week Avg.
 
Release Date Time Actual Forecast Previous
Apr 25, 2024 08:30      
Apr 18, 2024 08:30     214.25K
Apr 11, 2024 08:30 214.25K   214.50K
Apr 04, 2024 08:30 214.25K   211.50K
Mar 28, 2024 08:30 211.00K   211.75K
Mar 21, 2024 08:30 211.25K   208.75K

News

Initial jobless claims unexpectedly decline to 216,000
Initial jobless claims unexpectedly decline to 216,000 By Investing.com - Sep 07, 2023 14

Investing.com -- The number of Americans filing for new unemployment insurance unexpectedly fell last week, suggesting a lingering tightness in the U.S. labor market that may impact the Federal...

U.S. jobless claims drop to 242,000
U.S. jobless claims drop to 242,000 By Investing.com - May 18, 2023 13

Investing.com -- The number of Americans filing for unemployment insurance dropped by more than projected last week after a steep slide in claims in Massachusetts. Initial jobless claims for the week...

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Jobless Claims 4-Week Avg. Discussion

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mg bishton
mg bishton Mar 11, 2021 8:35AM ET
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downward revisions swamp upward over the last year by 5:1 estimators appear to have gone to the Pollyana School of Economics
Casino Crypt
CasinoCrypt Jan 28, 2021 8:47AM ET
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Bit of a hit and miss number . Looks bad with trend increasing  . I predict by June 1 2020 Million weekly average. Not reversing really until middle of 2022.
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mg bishton Dec 26, 2019 9:53AM ET
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Have you noticed how the 4 week average gets revised up nearly every week all year long?
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MisterSimp Dec 26, 2019 9:53AM ET
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still trending down
 
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