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Category Archives: Counter-cyclical

Jobless Claims - May 15, 2008

16-May-08

Jobless Claims At a Glance

Initial Claims: 371,000
Change from Last Week: Up 6,000
4-Week Moving Average: 365,750
Insured Unemployment Rate: 2.3%
Insured Unemployment: 3,060,000

All numbers seasonally adjusted.
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Jobless Claims - May 8, 2008

09-May-08

Jobless Claims At a Glance

Initial Claims: 365,000
Change from Last Week: Down 18,000
4-Week Moving Average: 367,000
Insured Unemployment Rate: 2.3%
Insured Unemployment: 3,020,000

All numbers seasonally adjusted.
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Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey - May 7, 2008

07-May-08

Mortgage Applications Survey At a Glance
Adjusted seasonally

Market Composite Index: 655.4
Change: Up 15.6%
Purchase Index: 381.3
Change: Up 12.1%
Refinance Index: 2273.8
Change: Up 19.3%
4-Week Moving Average: Down 2.6%
30-year Fixed Rate: 5.91% with 1.12 points

Technorati Tags: mortgages, mortgage, interest, rates, applications, housing market

Help Wanted Online Data Series - April 2008

30-Apr-08

Help Wanted Online At a Glance

Online Advertised Vacancies: 3,649,900 3,733,200
Monthly Change: Down 2.3% (Not seasonally adjusted)
Year-to-year Change: Down 16.4%
New ads: 2,591,500
Monthly Change: Down 1.9%
Vacancies advertised per 100 in labor force: 2.4

Technorati Tags: online, help wanted, employment, ads, advertising

Jobless Claims - April 24, 2008

25-Apr-08

Jobless Claims At a Glance

Initial Claims: 342,000
Change from Last Week: Down 33,000
4-Week Moving Average: 369,500
Insured Unemployment Rate: 2.2%
Insured Unemployment: 2,934,000

All numbers seasonally adjusted.
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Jobless Claims - April 17, 2008

17-Apr-08

Jobless Claims At a Glance

Initial Claims: 372,000
Change from Last Week: Up 17,000
4-Week Moving Average: 376,000
Insured Unemployment Rate: 2.2%
Insured Unemployment: 2,984,000

All numbers seasonally adjusted.
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