US initial jobless claims 216K vs 230K estimate

• Prior week initial claims 227K revised to 228K
• Initial jobless claims 216K vs 230K estimate
• 4-week MA of initial jobless claims 236.50 versus 238.75K last week
• Prior week continuing claims 1.897M revise to 1.888M
• Continuing claims 1.862M vs 1.885M estimate
• 4-week MA of continuing claims 1.869M vs 1.8585M last week.

The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending October 19 were in Florida (+4,501), Kansas (+304),
Wisconsin (+222), Hawaii (+103), and Idaho (+101), while the largest decreases were in New York (-2,785), North
Carolina (-2,767), California (-2,012), Texas (-1,865), and Georgia (-1,852).

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