In the week ending April 22, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 257,000, an increase of 14,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised down by 1,000 from 244,000 to 243,000. The 4-week moving average was 242,250, a decrease of 500 from the previous week's revised average. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.4 percent for the week ending April 15, unchanged from the previous week's unrevised rate.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending April 15 was 1,988,000, an increase of 10,000 from the previous week's revised level. The 4-week moving average was 2,007,250, a decrease of 16,000 from the previous week's revised average. This is the lowest level for this average since June 10, 2000 when it was 2,006,000.