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Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims Decrease 6,000 to 271,000
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In the week ending August 22, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 271,000, a decrease of 6,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 277,000. The 4-week moving average was 272,500, an increase of 1,000 from the previous week's unrevised average of 271,500. 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 August 15, unchanged from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending August 15 was 2,269,000, an increase of 13,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up 2,000 from 2,254,000 to 2,256,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,265,250, a decrease of 250 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 500 from 2,265,000 to 2,265,500.
Posted: August 27, 2015 Thursday 08:30 AM