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Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims Increase 3,000 to 270,000
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In the week ending August 1, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 270,000, an increase of 3,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 267,000. The 4-week moving average was 268,250, a decrease of 6,500 from the previous week's unrevised average of 274,750. 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 July 25, unchanged from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending July 25 was 2,255,000, a decrease of 14,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up 7,000 from 2,262,000 to 2,269,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,239,000, a decrease of 18,000 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 1,750 from 2,255,250 to 2,257,000.
Posted: August 6, 2015 Thursday 08:30 AM