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Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims Decrease 1,000 to 232,000
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In the week ending April 14, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 232,000, a decrease of 1,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 233,000. The 4-week moving average was 231,250, an increase of 1,250 from the previous week's unrevised average of 230,000. Claims taking procedures in Puerto Rico and in the Virgin Islands have still not returned to normal.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.3 percent for the week ending April 7, unchanged from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending April 7 was 1,863,000, a decrease of 15,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up 7,000 from 1,871,000 to 1,878,000. The 4-week moving average was 1,858,750, an increase of 6,750 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 1,750 from 1,850,250 to 1,852,000.
Posted: April 19, 2018 Thursday 08:30 AM