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U.S. Jobless Claims 4-Week Avg.

Latest Release

Dec 12, 2024

Actual

224.25K

218.50K

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.

Importance:

Country:

Currency: USD

Source: Department of Labor

Release Date	Time	Actual	Previous
Dec 19, 2024	14:30		224.25K
Dec 12, 2024	14:30	224.25K	218.50K
Dec 05, 2024	14:30	218.25K	217.50K
Nov 27, 2024	14:30	217.00K	218.25K
Nov 21, 2024	14:30	217.75K	221.50K
Nov 14, 2024	14:30	221.00K	227.25K

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