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Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims Decrease 3,000 to 223,000
In the week ending March 2, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 223,000, a decrease of 3,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 225,000 to 226,000. The 4-week moving average was 226,250, a decrease of 3,000 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 229,000 to 229,250.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.2 percent for the week ending February 23, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending February 23 was 1,755,000, a decrease of 50,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 1,805,000. The 4-week moving average was 1,766,500, an increase of 4,750 from the previous week's unrevised average of 1,761,750.
Posted: March 7, 2019 Thursday 08:30 AM