Prior week 204Kinitial jobless claims 206K versus 205K estimate4 week moving average 207.25K versus 205.75Kcontinuing claims 1.779 million versus 1.790 million estimate. Prior week 1.7719The claims data continues to show steady employment in the US. There is not a lot of hiring. There is not a lot of firing. This article was written by Greg Michalowski at investinglive.com.