Last weeks claims #: 884,000
4-Week Average of Claims: 970,750
Prior Weeks 4-Week Average: 992,500
13-Week Average of Claims: 1,226,923
Prior Weeks 13-Week Average: 1,279,385
Comments: Weekly claims came in even at 884,000 on a week over week basis last week. That helped the 4-week and 13-week moving averages fall in tandem for another week. For the 4-week avg to rise next week, we would need to see the weekly number come in above 1,104,000.