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- US: Weekly Initial Jobless Claims rise to 200K vs. 182K expected
US: Weekly Initial Jobless Claims rise to 200K vs. 182K expected
- There were 200K initial claims in the most recent week, a little above the expected 182K.
- FX markets seemingly did not react to the latest weekly jobless claims figures.
There were 200,000 initial jobless claims in the US in the week ending on 30 April, according to the latest data released by the Department of Labour on Thursday. That was above expectations for a slight rise from 181,000 in the prior week to 182,000. That brought the four-week average number of initial claims higher to 188,000 from 180,000 a week earlier.
US continued claims fell to 1.384M in the week ending on 23 April, below expectations for a slight decline to 1.4M from 1.403M in the prior week. The insured unemployment rate remained unchanged at 1.0%.
Market Reaction
FX markets seemingly did not react to the latest weekly jobless claims figures.
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