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Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims decrease 26,000 to 360,000
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In the week ending July 10, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 360,000, a decrease of 26,000 from the previous week's revised level. This is the lowest level for initial claims since March 14, 2020 when it was 256,000. The previous week's level was revised up by 13,000 from 373,000 to 386,000. The 4-week moving average was 382,500, a decrease of 14,500 from the previous week's revised average. This is the lowest level for this average since March 14, 2020 when it was 225,500. The previous week's average was revised up by 2,500 from 394,500 to 397,000.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.4 percent for the week ending July 3, unchanged from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending July 3 was 3,241,000, a decrease of 126,000 from the previous week's revised level. This is the lowest level for insured unemployment since March 21, 2020 when it was 3,094,000. The previous week's level was revised up 28,000 from 3,339,000 to 3,367,000. The 4-week moving average was 3,376,000, a decrease of 71,750 from the previous week's revised average. This is the lowest level for this average since March 21, 2020 when it was 2,071,750. The previous week's average was revised up by 7,000 from 3,440,750 to 3,447,750.
Posted: July 15, 2021 Thursday 08:30 AM