- Prior 339k
- Continued claims 2.981 vs 2.970m exp. Prior 2.953m. Revised to 2.944m
- 4 week average 338.5k vs 336.75k prior
Pretty much bang on the money.
The 4 week average is probably a better guide to strip out any exterior factors like the weather but the Labor dept says that no states were estimated and no special factors affecting the data.
On that basis we should look to the main NFP jobs numbers to return back to around the same levels we saw at the end of 2013.
US initial jobless claims
