US initial jobless claims 215K vs 225K estimate

• Prior week 232K revised to 233K
• 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 215K vs. 225K estimate
• 4-week MA of initial jobless claims 230.5K vs. 236.5K last week (revised from 236.25K)
• Continuing claims 1.4760K vs 1.475M estimate.
• 4-week MA of continuing claims 1.5395 vs 1.5757M last week
• Prior week of continuing claims revised from 1.476M to 1.474K
• The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending February 19 were in Michigan (+3,500), Kansas (+724), Utah (+454), Connecticut (+349), and District of Columbia (+239),
• The largest decreases were in Missouri (-6,949), New York (-3,037), Ohio (-2,212), California (-2,182), and Tennessee (-1,959).

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