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US DATA: Initial unemployment claims were above expectations in the May
12 employment survey wk, +11k to 222k, vs 215k expected. However, claims
were 233k in the April 14 survey week, so the comparison is a positive
sign for payrolls.
- The 4-wk moving avg -2,750 to 213,250 in the May 12 survey wk, lowest
since the Dec 13, 1969 wk, when it was 210,750. The avg could rise next
wk as the 209k level in April 21 wk rolls out. The avg was well below
the 231,500 average in the April 14 survey week, another positive for
the jobs data.
- NSA claims +4,295 to 194,557 in the current wk, compared with the
-5,074 that seasonal factors expected. The current wk's level was still
below the year ago level of 206,905.
- Claims were again estimated for Colorado and Maine, and still not
returned to normal in the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
- Continuing claims -87k to 1.707m in the May 5 wk, lowest since the
Dec 1, 1973 wk, when it was 1.692m. The four-week avg -39,750 to 1.774m,
low since Dec 22, 1973 wk, when it was 1.756m.
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