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Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims Increase 8,000 to 215,000
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In the week ending July 27, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 215,000, an increase of 8,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 206,000 to 207,000. The 4-week moving average was 211,500, a decrease of 1,750 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 213,000 to 213,250.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.2 percent for the week ending July 20, unchanged from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending July 20 was 1,699,000, an increase of 22,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up 1,000 from 1,676,000 to 1,677,000. The 4-week moving average was 1,698,250, an increase of 750 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 1,697,250 to 1,697,500.
Posted: August 1, 2019 Thursday 08:30 AM