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Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims Decrease 8,000 to 221,000
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In the week ending March 16, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 221,000, a decrease of 9,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 229,000 to 230,000. The 4-week moving average was 225,000, an increase of 1,000 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 223,750 to 224,000.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.2 percent for the week ending March 9, unchanged from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending March 9 was 1,750,000, a decrease of 27,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up 1,000 from 1,776,000 to 1,777,000. The 4-week moving average was 1,772,500, an increase of 6,000 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 1,766,250 to 1,766,500.
Posted: March 21, 2019 Thursday 08:30 AM