Source: Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
Read More: http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/eta/eta20151375.pdf
News Release
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8:30 A.M. (Eastern) Thursday, July 16, 2015
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending July 11, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 281,000, a decrease of 15,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised down by 1,000 from 297,000 to 296,000. The 4-week moving average was 282,500, an increase of 3,250 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised down by 250 from 279,500 to 279,250.
There were no special factors impacting this week's initial claims.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.6 percent for the week ending July 4, 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 4 was 2,215,000, a decrease of 112,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised down by 7,000 from 2,334,000 to 2,327,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,264,000, a decrease of 2,500 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised down by 1,750 from 2,268,250 to 2,266,500.
UNADJUSTED DATA
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The total number of people claiming benefits in all programs for the week ending June 27 was 2,181,870, an increase of 33,570 from the previous week. There were 2,447,289 persons claiming benefits in all programs in the comparable week in 2014.
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