New Unemployment Insurance Claims for The Week of October 21, 2017
Earlier today, the Labor Department released its weekly report on New Jobless Insurance Claims for the week that ended on October 21, 2017:
Predicted: 235,000
Actual: 233,000
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:
Predicted: 235,000
Actual: 233,000
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.
- Previous Week (revised): 223,000
- 4-Week Moving Average: 239,500
From today's report:
"...Claims taking procedures continue to be severely disrupted in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands as a result of power outages and infrastructure damage caused by Hurricanes Irma and Maria..."========
Labels: employment, hard_data, jobs, layoffs, unemployment
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posted by Steve Brown | 10/26/2017 11:07:00 AM
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