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Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims Increase 12,000 to 214,000
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In the week ending September 22, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 214,000, an increase of 12,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 201,000 to 202,000. The 4-week moving average was 206,250, an increase of 250 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 205,750 to 206,000.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.2 percent for the week ending September 15, unchanged from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending September 15 was 1,661,000, an increase of 16,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 1,645,000. The 4-week moving average was 1,679,250, a decrease of 12,250 from the previous week's unrevised average of 1,691,500. This is the lowest level for this average since November 10, 1973 when it was 1,673,000.
Posted: September 27, 2018 Thursday 08:30 AM