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Weekly initial unemployment claims increase 2,000 to 439,000
In the week ending Nov. 13, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 439,000, an increase of 2,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 437,000. The 4-week moving average was 443,000, a decrease of 4,000 from the previous week's revised average of 447,000.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 3.4 percent for the week ending Nov. 6, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week's revised rate of 3.5 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending Nov. 6 was 4,295,000, a decrease of 48,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 4,343,000. The 4-week moving average was 4,353,250, a decrease of 45,500 from the preceding week's revised average of 4,398,750.
Posted: November 18, 2010 Thursday 08:30 AM