US initial claims for the current week 209K vs 202K estimate

Prior week Initial claims 199K revised to 200K Initial claims 209K vs 202K estimate 4 week MA of initial claims 199K vs 199K prev. Continuing claims 1.777M vs 1.800M. Prior 1.799M 4 week MA of continuing claims 1.785M vs 1.791M last week. Looking at the trend the initial claims…