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US initial jobless claims 248K versus 240K estimate

Initial jobless claims:

Prior week initial jobless claims 247K revised to 248KInitial jobless claims 248K versus 240K estimate. Highest since October 20244 week moving average of initial jobless claims 240.25K versus 235.25K last week

Continuing claims:

    Prior week 1.902 million revised from 1.904 million.Continue climb to 1.956 million versus 1.910 million estimate. The 3rtd week higher and highest since November 2021. 4-week MA 1.915M vs 1.895M

    The initial jobless claims and continuing claims are trending to the upside.

    Below is a chart of the continuing claims as it breaks to the upside indicative of a weaker job market.

    The largest increases (a week delayed from this data) in initial claims for the week ending May 31 were in Kentucky (+3,967), Minnesota (+2,364), Tennessee (+1,764), Ohio (+1,271), and North Dakota (+593), while the largest decreases were in Michigan (-3,783), Massachusetts (-1,585), Florida (-1,456), Iowa (-1,074), and Nebraska (-1,065).

    This article was written by Greg Michalowski at www.forexlive.com.

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