Seasonally Adjusted Data: In the week ending April 19, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 342,000, a decrease of 33,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 375,000. The 4-week moving average was 369,500, a decrease of 7,250 from the previous week's revised average of 376,750.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.2 percent for the week ending April 12, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised rate of 2.2 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending April 12 was 2,934,000, a decrease of 65,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,999,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,959,500, an increase of 20,500 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,939,000.
Unadjusted Data: The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 325,867 in the week ending April 19, a decrease of 44,935 from the previous week. There were 303,984 initial claims in the comparable week in 2007.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.3 percent during the week ending April 12, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 3,042,587, a decrease of 46,373 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.0 percent and the volume was 2,634,301.
Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending April 5.
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