United States Initial Jobless Claims 4-Week Average

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United States Department of Labor
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Initial Jobless Claims 4-Week Average shows the number of people who filed initial unemployment claims during one week, presenting the average value over the last four weeks instead of the absolute values. Averaging allows for smoothing of the high volatility of the indicator. This smoothed value is used for assessing the US labor market state.

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