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Jobless Claims  
Released On 1/3/2019 8:30:00 AM For wk12/29, 2018
 PriorPrior RevisedConsensusConsensus RangeActual
Initial Claims - Level216 K221 K217 K213 K to 220 K231 K
Initial Claims - Change-1 K4 K10 K
4-Week Moving Average218.00 K219.25 K218.75 K
US 6-Mo ChartGlobal Current
performance relative to consensus

Consensus Outlook
Initial jobless claims have held steady near historic lows to indicate strength for the December labor market. Forecasters see initial claims for the December 29 week coming in at 217,000 vs 216,000 in the December 22 week.

Relative Performance Index

Econoday's RPI provides a handy summary measure of how an economy has recently been evolving relative to market expectations.
A reading above zero means that the economy in general has been performing more strongly than expected and vice versa for a reading below zero. The closer is the value to the maximum (+100) or minimum (-100) levels, the greater is the degree to which markets have been under- or over-estimating economic activity. A zero outturn would imply that, on average, the market consensus has been correct. Note too that the index is sensitized to place extra weight upon those indicators that investors consider to be the most important.

 

Definition
New unemployment claims are compiled weekly to show the number of individuals who filed for unemployment insurance for the first time. An increasing (decreasing) trend suggests a deteriorating (improving) labor market. The four-week moving average of new claims smooths out weekly volatility. Why Investors Care

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