Source:
Employment and Training Administration, Department of LaborUNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending November 19, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 393,000, an increase of 2,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 391,000. The 4-week moving average was 394,250, a decrease of 3,250 from the previous week's revised average of 397,500.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.9 percent for the week ending November 12, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised rate.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending November 12 was 3,691,000, an increase of 68,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 3,623,000. The 4-week moving average was 3,671,500, a decrease of 2,250 from the preceding week's revised average of 3,673,750.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 437,049 in the week ending November 19, an increase of 74,214 from the previous week. There were 464,817 initial claims in the comparable week in 2010.
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Good morning, Freepers and DUers alike. It is time once again for the weekly unemployment insurance initial claims report.
Here for your viewing pleasure are this week's data, brought to you as a nonpartisan public service. This is just one example of the good work your civil servants are performing for you.
That word "initial" is important. The report does not count all claims, just the new ones filed this week.
Claims went back up this week.