New Unemployment Insurance Claims for The Week of December 16, 2017

Earlier today, the Labor Department released its weekly report on New Jobless Insurance Claims for the week that ended on December 16, 2017:

Predicted: 234,000
Actual: 245,000

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 (unrevised): 225,000

• 4-Week Moving Average: 236,000

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From today's report:

"...Claims taking procedures continue to be disrupted in the Virgin Islands. The claims taking process in Puerto Rico has still not returned to normal..."

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• Click here to view the full Labor Department report