Initial
jobless claims averaged 418,000 in the same four - week period last year.
Not exact matches
Jobless claims fell to 239k, the 4 - week
average is at 245.25 k. 3.
Average weekly initial
jobless claims are one of the 10 components of The Conference Board Leading Economic Index.
The four - week
average of initial
jobless claims hit the lowest level since 2000.
As I mentioned above, the four - week moving
average of the
jobless claims data breached 500,000 this week, which has happened only 4 other times.
The four - week moving
average of initial
jobless claims continues to trend downward, pointing to a deceleration in the pace of layoffs.