Last week’s claims #: 221,000
4-Week Average of Claims: 222,250
Prior Week’s 4-Week Average: 221,750
13-Week Average of Claims: 217,538
Prior Week’s 13-Week Average: 216,231
Comments: Weekly claims came in lower week over week at 221,000 on Thursday. That number pulled the 4-week and 13-week averages higher for another week. For the 4-week avg to rise next week, we would need to see the weekly number come in above 222,000.