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Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims Decrease 1,000 to 234,000
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In the week ending April 8, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 234,000, a decrease of 1,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 234,000 to 235,000. The 4-week moving average was 247,250, a decrease of 3,000 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 250,000 to 250,250.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.5 percent for the week ending April 1, unchanged from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending April 1 was 2,028,000, a decrease of 7,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up 7,000 from 2,028,000 to 2,035,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,025,500, an increase of 750 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 1,750 from 2,023,000 to 2,024,750.
Posted: April 13, 2017 Thursday 08:30 AM