Initial jobless claims
USD · Weekly, Thursdays (Wednesday when Thursday is a federal holiday) · 08:30 ET. PTM rates it medium impact.
What it is
The number of people filing a first claim for unemployment insurance in the week, the most frequent official read on layoffs.
Initial claims, the four-week average, and continuing claims (people still receiving benefits).
Who publishes it
Markets on the board
EURUSD, GBPUSD, USDJPY, USDCAD, AUDUSD, NZDUSD, USDCHF, ES, NQ, YM, RTY, ZN, ZB, ZF, GC, SI
Economic News Events, Explained covers this release.
Description and context only. Nothing here is a trade signal.