Last weeks claims #: 224,500
4-Week Average of Claims: 234,125
Prior Weeks 4-Week Average: 240,687
Comments: Weekly claims dropped slightly to 224,500 this week. That number caused the 4-week average to drop to 234,125. For the 4-week average to start to rise again, we would need to see next weeks weekly number come in at 244,500 or higher.