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Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims
In the week ending December 9, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 202,000, a decrease of 19,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 220,000 to 221,000. The 4-week moving average was 213,250, a decrease of 7,750 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 220,750 to 221,000. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.3 percent for the week ending December 2, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for ... (full story)