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Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims Decrease 2,000 to 241,000
In the week ending March 11, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 241,000, a decrease of 2,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 243,000. The 4-week moving average was 237,250, an increase of 750 from the previous week's unrevised average of 236,500.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.5 percent for the week ending March 4, unchanged from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending March 4 was 2,030,000, a decrease of 30,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up 2,000 from 2,058,000 to 2,060,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,054,250, a decrease of 11,750 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 500 from 2,065,500 to 2,066,000.
Posted: March 16, 2017 Thursday 08:30 AM