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Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims Increase 3,000 to 222,000
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In the week ending June 8, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 222,000, an increase of 3,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 218,000 to 219,000. The 4-week moving average was 217,750, an increase of 2,500 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 215,000 to 215,250.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.2 percent for the week ending June 1, unchanged from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending June 1 was 1,695,000, an increase of 2,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up 11,000 from 1,682,000 to 1,693,000. The 4-week moving average was 1,683,250, an increase of 7,750 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 2,750 from 1,672,750 to 1,675,500.
Posted: June 13, 2019 Thursday 08:30 AM