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Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims decrease

By Anonymous

The DOL reports on weekly unemployment insurance claims:

In the week ending Oct. 23, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 434,000, a decrease of 21,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 455,000. The 4-week moving average was 453,250, a decrease of 5,500 from the previous week's revised average of 458,750.

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This graph shows the 4-week moving average of weekly claims since January 2000.

The dashed line on the graph is the current 4-week average. The four-week average of weekly unemployment claims decreased this week by 5,500 to 453,250.

This is the lowest level for weekly claims and the 4-week average since July, however the 4-week moving average has been moving sideways at an elevated level for almost a year - and that suggests a weak job market.

Full post as published by Calculated Risk on October 28, 2010 (boomark / email).