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U.S. Jobless Claims 4-Week Avg.

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Latest Release
Jun 18, 2025
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245.50K
Previous
240.75K
Initial Jobless Claims measures the number of people who filed for unemployment insurance for the first time during the past week.

A four week moving average is used to smooth the data as the week to week numbers can be rather volatile.

A reading that is higher than forecast is generally negative (bearish) for the USD, while a lower than forecast reading is generally supportive (bullish) for the USD.
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Source: Department of Labor
U.S. Jobless Claims 4-Week Avg.
 
Release Date Time Actual Forecast Previous
Jun 26, 2025 18:00     245.50K
Jun 18, 2025 18:00 245.50K   240.75K
Jun 12, 2025 18:00 240.25K   235.25K
Jun 05, 2025 18:00 235.00K   230.50K
May 29, 2025 18:00 230.75K   231.00K
May 22, 2025 18:00 231.50K   230.50K

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Weekly initial jobless claims jumped last week to 247,000 By Investing.com - Jun 05, 2025

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