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U.S. Jobless Claims 4-Week Avg.

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Jun 12, 2025

Actual

240.25K

235.25K

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.

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Currency: USD

Source: Department of Labor

Release Date	Time	Actual	Previous
Jun 19, 2025	13:30		240.25K
Jun 18, 2025	13:30		240.25K
Jun 12, 2025	13:30	240.25K	235.25K
Jun 05, 2025	13:30	235.00K	230.50K
May 29, 2025	13:30	230.75K	231.00K
May 22, 2025	13:30	231.50K	230.50K

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