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Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims Decrease 11,000 to 271,000
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In the week ending December 12, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 271,000, a decrease of 11,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 282,000. The 4-week moving average was 270,500, a decrease of 250 from the previous week's unrevised average of 270,750. There were no special factors impacting this week's initial claims.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.7 percent for the week ending December 5, unchanged from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending December 5 was 2,238,000, a decrease of 7,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up 2,000 from 2,243,000 to 2,245,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,199,750, an increase of 16,250 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 500 from 2,183,000 to 2,183,500.
Posted: December 17, 2015 Thursday 08:30 AM