In the week ending July 22, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 221,000, a decrease of 7,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 228,000. The 4-week moving average was 233,750, a decrease of 3,750 from the previous week's unrevised average of 237,500. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.1 percent for the week ending July 15, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending July 15 was 1,690,000, a decrease of 59,000 from the previous week's ... (full story)