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Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims Increase 10,000 to 227,000
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In the week ending June 22, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 227,000, an increase of 10,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 216,000 to 217,000. The 4-week moving average was 221,250, an increase of 2,250 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 218,750 to 219,000.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.2 percent for the week ending June 15, unchanged from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending June 15 was 1,688,000, an increase of 22,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up 4,000 from 1,662,000 to 1,666,000. The 4-week moving average was 1,686,750, an increase of 6,500 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 1,250 from 1,679,000 to 1,680,250.
Posted: June 27, 2019 Thursday 08:30 AM