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Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims Increase 9,000 to 217,000
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In the week ending July 21, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 217,000, an increase of 9,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 207,000 to 208,000. The 4-week moving average was 218,000, a decrease of 2,750 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 220,500 to 220,750.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.2 percent for the week ending July 14, unchanged from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending July 14 was 1,745,000, a decrease of 8,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up 2,000 from 1,751,000 to 1,753,000. The 4-week moving average was 1,745,750, an increase of 9,500 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 500 from 1,735,750 to 1,736,250.
Posted: July 26, 2018 Thursday 08:30 AM