New Unemployment Insurance Claims for The Week of August 13, 2016
Earlier today, the Labor Department released its weekly report on New Jobless Insurance Claims for the week that ended on August 13, 2016:
Predicted: 265,000
Actual: 262,000
The yellow-highlighted figure represents the number of first-time claims for unemployment benefits for the entire United States. The "predicted" figure is what economists were expecting, while the "actual" is the true or real figure.
From today's report:
Click here to view the full Labor Department report
Predicted: 265,000
Actual: 262,000
The yellow-highlighted figure represents the number of first-time claims for unemployment benefits for the entire United States. The "predicted" figure is what economists were expecting, while the "actual" is the true or real figure.
- Last Week (unrevised): 266,000
- 4-Week Moving Average: 265,250
From today's report:
"...There were no special factors impacting this week's initial claims. This marks 76 consecutive weeks of initial claims below 300,000, the longest streak since 1973..."
Click here to view the full Labor Department report
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posted by Steve Brown | 8/18/2016 09:34:00 AM
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