Last weeks claims #: 2,438,000
4-Week Average of Claims: 3,042,000
Prior Weeks 4-Week Average: 3,543,000
13-Week Average of Claims: 3,043,538
Prior Weeks 13-Week Average: 2,872,538
Comments: Weekly claims came in lower week over week at 2,438,000 on Thursday. The 4-week moving
average of claims once again dropped on a week / week basis. However, the 13-week moving average (shown here) 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 3,867,000
which seems very unlikely at this point.