US Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims

From doleta.gov

In the week ending October 11, the advan ce figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 264,000, a decrease of 23,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 287,000. This is the lowest level for initial claims since April 15, 2000 when it was 259,000. The 4 - week moving average was 283, 500, a decrease of 4,250 from the previous week's unrevised average of 287,750. This is the lowest level for this average since June 10, 2000 when it was 283,500. There were no special factors impacting this week's initial claims. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.8 percent for the week ending ... (full story)