US initial jobless claims 219K versus 213K estimate

• Prior week initial jobless claims 207K revised to 208K
• Initial jobless claims 219K vs 213K estimate
• 4-week moving average of initial jobless claims 216.75 versus 212.75 last week
• Prior week continuing claims 1.858M revised to 1.850 million
• Continuing claims for the current week 1.886Mvs 1.874M estimate
• 4-week MA of continuing claims 1.872M vs 1.870M last week

Looking at the chart of initial jobless claims, the trend is sideways. For the full report click here.

This article was written by Greg Michalowski at www.forexlive.com.