US initial jobless claims week ending 31 March 2017

  • Prior 258k. Revised to 259k

  • Continued claims 2.028m vs 2.040m exp. Prior 2.052m
  • 4 week avg 250.00k vs 254.25k prior. Revised to 254.50k

For the month of March, claims ran at;

  • 252k

  • 246k

  • 261k

  • 259k

The 4 week average hi was 250k, lo 243k.

Nothing here that would signal any upset in tomorrow's NFP.

Initial jobless claims 4 week average