- Thursday, 07 September 2017
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Unemployment Claims increased to 298,000
U.S. jobless claims surged last week by the most since November 2012 as tens of thousands of Texans displaced by Hurricane Harvey filed applications to collect benefits, according to Labor Department figures Thursday. Initial jobless claims increased by 62k to seasonally adjusted 298,000. Applications filed in Texas surged by an unadjusted 51,637 from the previous week to 63,742. Continuing claims in U.S. fell by 5k to 1.94m in week ended Aug. 26.
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- Thursday, 31 August 2017
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Unemployment Claims down to 236,000
In the week ending August 26, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 236,000, an increase of 1,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 234,000 to 235,000. The 4-week moving average was 236,750, a decrease of 1,250 from the previous week's revised average. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.4 percent for the week ending August 19, unchanged from the previous week's unrevised rate.
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- Thursday, 24 August 2017
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Unemployment Claims increased to 234,000
In the week ending August 19, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 234,000, an increase of 2,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 232,000. The 4-week moving average was 237,750, a decrease of 2,750 from the previous week's unrevised average of 240,500.
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- Thursday, 17 August 2017
- News
Unemployment Claims decreased to 232,000
In the week ending August 12, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 232,000, a decrease of 12,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 244,000. The 4-week moving average was 240,500, a decrease of 500 from the previous week's unrevised average of 241,000.
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