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Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims Increase 2,000 to 234,000
In the week ending August 19, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 234,000, an increase of 2,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 232,000. The 4-week moving average was 237,750, a decrease of 2,750 from the previous week's unrevised average of 240,500.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.4 percent for the week ending August 12, unchanged from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending August 12 was 1,954,000, unchanged from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up 1,000 from 1,953,000 to 1,954,000. The 4-week moving average was 1,957,750, a decrease of 2,750 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 1,960,250 to 1,960,500.
Posted: August 24, 2017 Thursday 08:30 AM