US initial jobless claims 213K vs 220K estimate

• Prior week 217K (revised to 219K)
• Initial jobless claims 213K vs 220K estimate
• 4-week moving average initial jobless claims 217K vs 221K prior
• Continuing Claims 1.908M vs 1.873M estimate
• Prior week of continuing claims 1.873M (revised to 1.872M)
• 4-week moving average of continueing claims 1.879M vs 1.874M prior

The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending November 9 were in California (+5,906), New Jersey (+2,439),
New York (+2,327), Minnesota (+1,889), and Texas (+1,275), while the largest decreases were in Michigan (-4,072),
Kansas (-599), Wisconsin (-436), Ohio (-305), and North Dakota (-284).

This article was written by Giuseppe Dellamotta at www.forexlive.com.