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.
