by Calculated Danger on 1/09/2025 08:30:00 AM
This was launched yesterday (because of Nationwide Day of Mourning). The DOL reported:
Within the week ending January 4, the advance determine for seasonally adjusted preliminary claims was 201,000, a lower of
10,000 from the earlier week’s unrevised stage of 211,000. The 4-week shifting common was 213,000, a lower of
10,250 from the earlier week’s unrevised common of 223,250.
emphasis added
The next graph exhibits the 4-week shifting common of weekly claims since 1971.
Click on on graph for bigger picture.
The dashed line on the graph is the present 4-week common. The four-week common of weekly unemployment claims decreased to 213,000.
The earlier week was unrevised
Weekly claims have been decrease than the consensus forecast.