bee Calculated Risk On 1/30/2025 08:30:00 AM
The Dol Reported:
In the week ending January 25, the Advance Figure for Seasonally Adjusted Initial Claims was 207,000, a decrease of 16,000 from the previous week’s unrevised level of 223,000. The 4-Week Moving Average was 212,500, a decrease of 1,000 from the previous week’s unrevised average of 213,500.
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The following graph shows the 4-week moving average of Weekly Claims Since 1971.
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The dashed line on the graph is the current 4-week average. The Four Week Average of Weekly Unemployment Claims decreased to 212,500.
The Previous Week was unrevised.
Weekly claims were below the consensus forecast.