Continuing claims 1860K vs 1900K est.

  • US initialJobless claims came in at 249K versus 235K estimate. The prior week remained at 239K
  • US continuing claims fell to 1860K versus 1904K last week and 1900K estimate.
  • The four-week average rose to237.75K vs 231.25K last week
  • Claims taking procedures still severely disrupted in Virgin Islands, have improved in Puerto Rico
  • Hurricane Maria impacted collection of October data in Puerto Rico; no change in estimation procedures