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Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims Decrease 2,000 to 228,000
In the week ending May 4, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 228,000, a decrease of 2,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 230,000. The 4-week moving average was 220,250, an increase of 7,750 from the previous week's unrevised average of 212,500.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.2 percent for the week ending April 27, unchanged from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending April 27 was 1,684,000, an increase of 13,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 1,671,000. The 4-week moving average was 1,665,750, a decrease of 8,000 from the previous week's unrevised average of 1,673,750.
Posted: May 9, 2019 Thursday 08:30 AM