Last weeks claims #: 281,000
4-Week Average of Claims: 232,250
Prior Weeks 4-Week Average: 215,750
13-Week Average of Claims: 218,308
Prior Weeks 13-Week Average: 214,308
Comments: Weekly claims came exploded higher week over week at 281,000 on Thursday. The 4-week and 13-week moving averages also moved higher in tandem. For the 4-week avg to rise next week, we would merely need to see the weekly number come in above 206,000.