U.S. Initial Jobless Claims At 368.000; Down 20.000
Initial jobless claims in the U.S. were reported at 368.000 vs. 295.000 consensus; last week revised (down 3.000) reading was at 388.000.
Four weeks moving average sharply lower.
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U.S. Initial Jobless Claims At 391.000; Down 22.000
Initial jobless claims in the U.S. were reported at 391.000 vs. 405.000 consensus; last week revised (up 3.000) reading was at 413.000.
Lot of noise in data;. Four weeks moving average slowly moving lower.
U.S. Initial Jobless Claims At 410.000; Up 25.000
Initial jobless claims in the U.S. were reported at 410.000 vs. 400.000 consensus; last week revised (up 2.000) reading was at 385.000.
Lot of noise in data; Big weekly raise. Four weeks moving average unchanged.
U.S. Initial Jobless Claims At 383.000; Down 36.000
Initial jobless claims in the U.S. were reported at 383.000 vs. 410.000 consensus; last week revised (up 4.000) reading was at 419.000.
Lot of noise in data; Big weekly decline.
U.S. Initial Jobless Claims At 415.000; Down 42.000
Initial jobless claims in the U.S. were reported at 415.000 vs. 429.000 consensus; last week revised (down 3.000) reading was at 457.000.
Lot of noise in data; 4 week moving average rose in last two weeks.
U.S. Initial Jobless Claims At 454.000; Up 51.000
Initial jobless claims in the U.S. were reported at 454.000 vs. 405.000 consensus; last week revised (down 1.000) reading was at 403.000.
Again big spike upwards.
U.S. Initial Jobless Claims At 404.000; Down 37.000
Initial jobless claims in the U.S. were reported at 404.000 vs. 420.000 consensus; last week revised (down 1.000) reading was at 441.000.
Lot of volatility, but 4 week moving average has decreased a bit.
U.S. Initial Jobless Claims At 445.000; Up 35.000
Initial jobless claims in the U.S. were reported at 445.000 vs. 410.000 consensus; last week revised (up 1.000) reading was at 410.000.
Again rising; the fall in initial jobless in last few weeks claims was obviously a product of holiday spirit.
U.S. Initial Jobless Claims At 409.000; Up 18.000
nitial jobless claims in the U.S. were reported right at 409.000 vs. 412.000 consensus; last week revised (up 3.000) reading was at 391.000.
Previous reading which was bellow 400.000 was after all a product of seasonal effects. Taking ADP employment into account we can say that U.S. economy is crating jobs at faster pace, but the pace of job losses is also faster than long term average. Even with this improved equation of job creation and job losses the inflow of people into work force will keep unemployment high for some time.
U.S. Initial Jobless Claims At 388.000; Down 33.000
Initial jobless claims in the U.S. were reported right at 388.000 vs. 415.000 consensus; last week revised (up 2.000) reading was at 422.000.
First reading bellow 400.000 since July 2008; The part of the reduction probably comes from seasonal effects (it is hard to seasonally adjust the data accurately on holiday weeks), so we have to wait for a confirmation of a positive trend after holidays pass.
U.S. Initial Jobless Claims At 420.000; Down 3.000
Initial jobless claims in the U.S. were reported right at the consensus of 420.000; last week revised (up 3.000) reading was at 423.000.
U.S. Initial Jobless Claims At 420.000; Down 3.000
Initial jobless claims in the U.S. were reported right at the consensus of 420.000; last week revised (up 2.000) reading was at 423.000.
U.S. Initial Jobless Claims At 421.000; Down 17.000
Initial jobless claims in the U.S. were reported at 421.000. The consensus was at 425.000, last week revised (up 2.000) reading was at 438.000.
U.S. Initial Jobless Claims At 436.000; Up 26.000
nitial jobless claims in the U.S. were reported at 436.000. The consensus was at 424.000, last week revised (up 3.000) reading was at 410.000.
Improving, but slower than markets expects.
U.S. Initial Jobless Claims At 407.000; Down 34.000
Initial jobless claims in the U.S. were reported at 407.000. The consensus was at 435.000, last week revised (down 3.000) reading was at 441.000.
The most positive data point today.