United States USD

United States Jobless Claims 4-week Average

Impact:
Low

Latest Release:

Date:
Surprise:
-3K
Actual:
227K
Forecast: 230K
Previous/Revision:
226K
Period: May/03

Next Release:

Date:
Forecast: 225K
Period: May/10

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High Potential Impact
This event has a strong potential to move markets significantly. If the 'Actual' value differs enough from the forecast or if the 'Previous' value is significantly revised, it signals new information that markets may rapidly adjust to.

Medium Potential Impact
This event may cause moderate market movement, especially if the 'Actual' deviates from the forecast or there's a notable revision to the 'Previous' value.

Low Potential Impact
This event is unlikely to affect market pricing unless there's an unexpected surprise or a major revision to prior data.

Surprise - Currency May Strengthen
Actual deviated from Forecast on a medium or high impact event and historically could strengthen the currency.

Surprise - Currency May Weaken
Actual deviated from Forcast on a medium or high impact event and historically could weaken the currency.

Big Surprise - Currency More Likely To Strengthen
'Actual' deviated from 'Forecast' more than 75% of historical deviations on a medium or high impact event and may likely strengthen the currency.

Big Surprise - Currency More Likely To Weaken
'Actual' deviated from 'Forecast' more than 75% of historical deviations on a medium or high impact event and may likely weaken the currency

Green Number Better than forecast for the currency (or previous revise better)
Red Number Worse than forecast for the currency (or previous revise better)
Hawkish Supports higher interest rates to fight inflation, strengthening the currency but weighing on stocks.
Dovish Favors lower rates to boost growth, weakening the currency but lifting stocks.
Date Time Actual Forecast Previous Surprise
227K
230K
226K
-3K
226K
222K
220.5K
4K
220.25K
222K
221K
-1.75K
220.75K
227K
223.25K
-6.25K
223K
226K
223K
-3K
223K
227K
224.25K
-4K
224K
228K
228.75K
-4K
227K
229K
226.25K
-2K
226K
228K
224.5K
-2K
224.25K
226K
224K
-1.75K
224K
220K
215.5K
4K
215.25K
219K
216.25K
-3.75K
216K
216K
217K
216.75K
215.5K
212.75K
1.25K
212.5K
214K
213.5K
-1.5K
213.5K
213K
212.75K
0.5K
212.75K
215K
213.5K
-2.25K
213K
224K
223.25K
-11K
223.25K
226.75K
226.5K
226K
225.5K
0.5K
225.5K
220K
224.25K
5.5K
224.25K
219K
218.5K
5.25K
218.25K
218K
217.5K
0.25K
217K
218K
218.25K
-1K
217.75K
222K
221.5K
-4.25K
221K
226K
227.25K
-5K
227.25K
237K
237K
-9.75K
236.5K
238K
238.75K
-1.5K
238.5K
238K
236.5K
0.5K
236.25K
232K
231.5K
4.25K
231K
225K
224.25K
6K
224.25K
225K
225K
-0.75K
224.75K
229K
228.25K
-4.25K
227.5K
233K
231K
-5.5K
230.75K
230K
230.25K
0.75K
230K
229K
231.75K
1K
231.5K
248K
236.25K
-16.5K
236K
245K
236.75K
-9K
 
238K
236K
236K
234K
233K
2K
232.75K
226K
227.25K
6.75K
227K
224K
222.25K
3K
222.25K
224K
223K
-1.75K
222.5K
221K
220K
1.5K
219.75K
219K
218K
0.75K
217.75K
214K
215.25K
3.75K
215K
209.75K
210.25K
5.25K
210K
214K
213.5K
-4K
213.25K
215K
214.5K
-1.75K
214.5K
214.25K
214.5K
0.25K
214.25K
215K
214.5K
-0.75K
214.25K
212K
211.5K
2.25K
211K
211K
211.75K
211.25K
212K
208.75K
-0.75K
208K
214K
208.5K
-6K
212.25K
215K
212.5K
-2.75K
212.5K
219K
215.5K
-6.5K
215.25K
221K
218.75K
-5.75K
218.5K
216K
212.75K
2.5K
212.25K
210K
208.5K
2.25K
207.75K
213K
212.5K
-5.25K
 
215K
213.25K
213.25K
218.25K
221K
-5K
220.75K
221.75K
220.25K
-1K
220K
222K
220.5K
-2K
 
209.5K
207.5K
207.5K
207K
206.25K
0.5K
205.75K
208.75K
206.75K
-3K
206.25K
205.5K
209.25K
0.75K
208.75K
209.25K
211.25K
-0.5K
 
227.75K
233.75K
233.75K
242.1K
237.5K
-8.35K
237.5K
241K
246.75K
-3.5K
246.75K
255.39K
253.5K
-8.64K
253.25K
256.64K
256.75K
-3.39K
257.5K
251.27K
256K
6.23K
255.75K
242.01K
247.25K
13.74K
246.75K
233.38K
237.5K
13.37K
237.25K
230K
229.75K
7.25K
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