Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims Decrease to 207,000

by Calculated Risk on 1/30/2025 08:30:00 AM

The DOL reported:

In the week ending January 25, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 207,000, a decrease of
16,000 from the previous week’s unrevised level of 223,000. The 4-week moving average was 212,500, a decrease of
1,000 from the previous week’s unrevised average of 213,500.
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The following graph shows the 4-week moving average of weekly claims since 1971.

The dashed line on the graph is the current 4-week average. The four-week average of weekly unemployment claims decreased to 212,500.

The previous week was unrevised.

Weekly claims were below the consensus forecast.