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Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims Increase 8,000 to 216,000
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In the week ending July 13, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 216,000, an increase of 8,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised down by 1,000 from 209,000 to 208,000. The 4-week moving average was 218,750, a decrease of 250 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised down by 250 from 219,250 to 219,000.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.2 percent for the week ending July 6, unchanged from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending July 6 was 1,686,000, a decrease of 42,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up 5,000 from 1,723,000 to 1,728,000. The 4-week moving average was 1,701,000, an increase of 5,000 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 1,250 from 1,694,750 to 1,696,000.
Posted: July 18, 2019 Thursday 08:30 AM