
Jobless Insurance Claims Ticked Up
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
Summary
Initial claims for jobless insurance rose a moderate 14,000 last week to 353,000 and reversed virtually all of the prior week's decline which was unrevised. Consensus expectations had been for claims of 350,000. The four-week moving [...]
Initial claims for jobless insurance rose a moderate 14,000 last week to 353,000 and reversed virtually all of the prior week's decline which was unrevised. Consensus expectations had been for claims of 350,000.
The four-week moving average of initial claims fell to 350,250 (-12.9% y/y).
Continuing claims for unemployment insurance fell 12,000 and the prior week's increase was revised lower to 51,000.
The insured rate of unemployment was unchanged at 2.6% for the seventh consecutive week.
Unemployment Insurance (000s) | 01/03/04 | 12/27/03 | Y/Y | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Claims | 353.0 | 339.0 | -10.9% | 403 | 404 | 406 |
Continuing Claims | -- | 3,273 | -5.6% | 3,535 | 3,575 | 3,022 |
Tom Moeller
AuthorMore in Author Profile »Prior to joining Haver Analytics in 2000, Mr. Moeller worked as the Economist at Chancellor Capital Management from 1985 to 1999. There, he developed comprehensive economic forecasts and interpreted economic data for equity and fixed income portfolio managers. Also at Chancellor, Mr. Moeller worked as an equity analyst and was responsible for researching and rating companies in the economically sensitive automobile and housing industries for investment in Chancellor’s equity portfolio. Prior to joining Chancellor, Mr. Moeller was an Economist at Citibank from 1979 to 1984. He also analyzed pricing behavior in the metals industry for the Council on Wage and Price Stability in Washington, D.C. In 1999, Mr. Moeller received the award for most accurate forecast from the Forecasters' Club of New York. From 1990 to 1992 he was President of the New York Association for Business Economists. Mr. Moeller earned an M.B.A. in Finance from Fordham University, where he graduated in 1987. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from George Washington University.