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U.S. Jobless Claims 4-Week Avg.

Latest Release

Jan 26, 2023

Actual

197.50K

206.75K

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
Feb 02, 2023	13:30		197.50K
Jan 26, 2023	13:30	197.50K	206.75K
Jan 19, 2023	13:30	206.00K	212.50K
Jan 12, 2023	13:30	212.50K	214.25K
Jan 05, 2023	13:30	213.75K	220.50K
Dec 29, 2022	13:30	221.00K	221.25K

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