US Weekly Initial Jobless Claims Climb in the Week Ending April 19
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims
On Thursday, the US Department of Labor reported that the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial unemployment claims was 222,000 during the week ending Saturday, April 19. This is an increase of 6,000 from the previous week’s revised total of 216,000 (originally 215,000). The 4-week moving average was 220,250—a decrease of 750 from the previous week’s revised average of 221,000 (originally 220,750).
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending April 12 was 1,841,000. This is a decrease of 37,000 from the previous week’s revised total of 1,878,000 (originally 1,885,000). The 4-week moving average was 1,864,000—a decrease of 1,500 from the previous week’s revised average of 1,865,500 (originally 1,867,250).
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.2% for the week ending April 12, unchanged from the previous week’s unrevised rate.
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