Last week’s claims #: 239,000
4-Week Average of Claims: 231,750
Prior Week’s 4-Week Average: 225,000
13-Week Average of Claims: 225,000
Prior Week’s 13-Week Average: 223,615
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Comments: Weekly claims came in higher at 239,000 on Thursday. That number caused the 4-week and 13-week averages to rise in tandem again. We’ll see if the uptrend persists. For the 4-week avg to rise next week, we would need to see the weekly number come in above 216,000.