Initial jobless claims
US initial jobless claims for the current week
  • Prior week 242K
  • Initial jobless claims 238K vs 235K estimate
  • 4-week moving averege 232.75K vs 227.25K last week
  • Continuing Claims 1.828M vs 1.805M estimate
  • Prior week continuing claims 1.820M revised to 1.813M
  • 4-week Moving average for continuing claims 1.806M vs 1.795M last week

The claims data is for the survey week and as such is higher than the prior month.