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Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims Decrease 180,000 to 234,000
In the week ending December 14, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 234,000, a decrease of 18,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 252,000. The 4-week moving average was 225,500, an increase of 1,500 from the previous week's unrevised average of 224,000.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.2 percent for the week ending December 7, unchanged from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending December 7 was 1,722,000, an increase of 51,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up 4,000 from 1,667,000 to 1,671,000. The 4-week moving average was 1,683,500, an increase of 6,250 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 1,250 from 1,676,000 to 1,677,250.
Posted: December 19, 2019 Thursday 08:30 AM