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Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims Decrease 2,000 to 210,000
In the week ending August 18, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 210,000, a decrease of 2,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 212,000. The 4-week moving average was 213,750, a decrease of 1,750 from the previous week's unrevised average of 215,500.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.2 percent for the week ending August 11, unchanged from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending August 11 was 1,727,000, a decrease of 2,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up 8,000 from 1,721,000 to 1,729,000. The 4-week moving average was 1,735,500, a decrease of 5,000 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 2,000 from 1,738,500 to 1,740,500.
Posted: August 23, 2018 Thursday 08:30 AM