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US initial jobless claims 215K versus 218K estimate

  • Prior week 217K revised from 215K
  • Initial jobless claims 215K versus 218K estimate. Four week moving average 218.75K versus 222.5 K last week
  • Prior week continuing claims 1.806 million revised from 1.814 million previous.
  • Continuing claims 1.814 million versus 1.815 million estimate.
  • The 4-week moving average was 1,808,000, an increase
    of 7,000 from the previous week’s revised average. The previous week’s average was revised down by 2,000 from
    1,803,000 to 1,801,000.
  • The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending June 27 were in New Jersey (+7,262), Connecticut (+2,503),
    Massachusetts (+1,823), New York (+1,373), and Oklahoma (+1,264),
  • The largest decreases were in California
    (-6,158), Pennsylvania (-2,995), Minnesota (-1,947), Wisconsin (-1,029), and Texas (-812).

The data from the initial and continuing claims shows a steady bias with no higher/no fire bias overall  the main trend.

This article was written by fl932d6e52a19643278e0f123bca7198f5 at investinglive.com.

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