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Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims Decrease 12,000 to 267,000
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In the week ending June 13, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 267,000, a decrease of 12,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 279,000. The 4-week moving average was 276,750, a decrease of 2,000 from the previous week's unrevised average of 278,750. There were no special factors impacting this week's initial claims.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.7 percent for the week ending June 6, unchanged from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending June 6 was 2,222,000, a decrease of 50,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up 7,000 from 2,265,000 to 2,272,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,231,000, an increase of 2,500 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 1,750 from 2,226,750 to 2,228,500.
Posted: June 18, 2015 Thursday 08:30 AM