[stocksthatgoup]

The four-week average, a less volatile measure, ticked up to 371,250. Unemployment benefit applications are a measure of the pace of layoffs.
If the 4 week average ticked up that must mean the previous 3 weeks were higher than claimed last week.

[FoxInSocks]

If the 4 week average ticked up that must mean the previous 3 weeks were higher than claimed last week.

Or that the week that dropped off the previous 4-week average (5 weeks ago now) was lower than 365,000. I didn't look it up -- just visualizing the numbers in my head.