United States Initial Jobless Claims
Category:
Initial Jobless Claims
Units:
Thousand
Initial jobless claims have a big impact in financial markets because unlike continued claims data which measures the number of persons claiming unemployment benefits, Initial jobless claims measures new and emerging unemployment.
A higher than expected figure should be seen as positive (bullish) for the USD while a lower than expected figure should be seen as negative (bearish) for the USD.
Source:
U.S. Department of Labor
Event Details
Impact:
High
Country:
Symbol:
USD
Latest Release
Previous:
245K
Consensus:
238K
Actual:
235K
Next Release
Date:
12:30 PM, 1 Aug 2024 (in 5 days)
Time left:
in 5 days
Consensus:
241K