Last weeks claims #: 1,508,000
4-Week Average of Claims: 1,773,500
Prior Weeks 4-Week Average: 2,008,000
13-Week Average of Claims: 3,518,308
Prior Weeks 13-Week Average: 3,424,000
Comments: Weekly claims came in lower week over week at 1,508,000 on Thursday. The 4-week moving average of claims once again dropped on a week / week basis. However, the 13-week moving average continued to move higher for another week. For the 4-week avg to rise next week, we would need to see the weekly number come in above 2,123,000 which seems very unlikely at this point.