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U.S. Jobless Claims 4-Week Avg.

Latest Release

Oct 21, 2021

Actual

319.75K

335.00K

Initial Jobless Claims measures the number of people who filed for unemployment insurance for the first time during the past week.

A four week moving average is used to smooth the data as the week to week numbers can be rather volatile.

A reading that is higher than forecast is generally negative (bearish) for the USD, while a lower than forecast reading is generally supportive (bullish) for the USD.

Importance:

Country:

Currency: USD

Source: Department of Labor

Release Date	Time	Actual	Previous
Oct 28, 2021	13:30		319.75K
Oct 21, 2021	13:30	319.75K	335.00K
Oct 14, 2021	13:30	334.25K	344.75K
Oct 07, 2021	13:30	344.00K	340.50K
Sep 30, 2021	13:30	340.00K	335.75K
Sep 23, 2021	13:30	335.75K	336.50K

News

U.S. Jobless Claims Fall to 211,000 in Week Ending March 7 By Bloomberg - Mar 12, 2020

(Bloomberg) -- Filings for U.S. unemployment benefits unexpectedly decreased last week, indicating companies are holding on to workers even as the coronavirus outbreak starts to weigh on economic...

U.S. Fourth-Quarter GDP Revisions Show Weaker Underlying Demand By Bloomberg - Feb 27, 2020

(Bloomberg) -- Underlying demand in the U.S. economy was slower than initially reported at the end of last year, putting growth on a weaker footing ahead of risks from the coronavirus in...

NewsBreak: Weekly Jobless Claims Hit Highest Since July By Investing.com - Nov 14, 2019

Investing.com -- The number of Americans making initial claims for jobless benefits rose to the highest level since late June last week, in a fresh sign that the economy is weakening under the impact...

Analysis

NFP Preview: Fed Needs To See Job Growth Maintained By Matthew Weller - Sep 03, 2021

OverviewIn the wake of last week’s cautious economic assessment from Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, most market watchers aren’t expecting the US central bank to announce its taper plans until...

PREVIEW: US Nonfarm Payrolls (August 2021) By Ryan Anderson - Sep 02, 2021

The consensus looks for the pace of hiring to cool in August, although the short-term trend rates are still likely to improve; if the consensus is realised, it may offer further accumulated evidence...

Can The Jobs Report Keep The Door Open For A Jackson Hole Taper Announcement? By Matthew Weller - Aug 06, 2021

OverviewHeading into last month’s NFP report, traders were getting edgy following back-to-back disappointing jobs reports (while US inflation figures simultaneously rose to multi-decade highs)....

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