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Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims Decrease 8,000 to 237,000
In the week ending June 10, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 237,000, a decrease of 8,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 245,000. The 4-week moving average was 243,000, an increase of 1,000 from the previous week's unrevised average of 242,000.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.4 percent for the week ending June 3, unchanged from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending June 3 was 1,935,000, an increase of 6,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up 12,000 from 1,917,000 to 1,929,000. The 4-week moving average was 1,926,750, an increase of 9,000 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 3,000 from 1,914,750 to 1,917,750.
Posted: June 15, 2017 Thursday 08:30 AM