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Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims Decrease 5,000 to 271,000
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In the week ending November 14, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 271,000, a decrease of 5,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 276,000. The 4-week moving average was 270,750, an increase of 3,000 from the previous week's unrevised average of 267,750. There were no special factors impacting this week's initial claims.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.6 percent for the week ending November 7, unchanged from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending November 7 was 2,175,000, a decrease of 2,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up 3,000 from 2,174,000 to 2,177,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,167,000, an increase of 750 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 1,000 from 2,165,250 to 2,166,250.
Posted: November 19, 2015 Thursday 08:30 AM