by Calculated Danger on 4/25/2024 08:30:00 AM
The DOL reported:
Within the week ending April 20, the advance determine for seasonally adjusted preliminary claims was 207,000, a lower of 5,000
from the earlier week’s unrevised degree of 212,000. The 4-week shifting common was 213,250, a lower of 1,250 from
the earlier week’s unrevised common of 214,500.
emphasis added
The next graph reveals the 4-week shifting common of weekly claims since 1971.
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The dashed line on the graph is the present 4-week common. The four-week common of weekly unemployment claims decreased to 213,250.
The earlier week was unrevised.
Weekly claims had been decrease than the consensus forecast.
