Initial Jobless Claims Up 27.000

Initial jobless claims were reported at 471.000. The consensus was at 440.000, last week reading was at 444.000.

An ugly looking number.

Chart 1. U.S. Initial Jobless Claims

Source: U.S. Department Of Labor

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