71.  The decline caused the four-week moving average to slip to 332,250.

72.  The distance between the index and the moving average measures the trend strength.

73.  The four-week moving average of claims is now at the highest level since fall 1992.

74.  The four-week moving average of new inflows is $3.4 billion, according to AMG Data Services.

75.  The four-week moving average, a less volatile gauge of employment conditions, dropped to 361,000 last week from 377,000 the previous week.

76.  The four-week moving average, a less-volatile measure of the labor market, increased to 354,000 last week from 348,000 the previous week.

77.  The four-week moving average, however, climbed 12,250, to 320,750.

78.  The four-week moving average also declined.

79.  The four-week moving average increased by 4,250, to 326,250, from a revised level of 322,000 for the prior week.

80.  The four-week moving average of new claims "gives a better picture of labor market conditions," Shabelman said.