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U.S. Jobless Claims 4-Week Avg.

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Jun 30, 2022

Actual

231.75K

224.50K

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
Jul 07, 2022	13:30		231.75K
Jun 30, 2022	13:30	231.75K	224.50K
Jun 23, 2022	13:30	223.50K	219.00K
Jun 16, 2022	13:30	218.50K	215.75K
Jun 09, 2022	13:30	215.00K	207.00K
Jun 02, 2022	13:30	206.50K	207.00K

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