Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report

In the week ending December 9, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 202,000, a decrease of 19,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised up by 1,000 from 220,000 to 221,000. The 4-week moving average was 213,250, a decrease of 7,750 from the previous week’s revised average. The previous week’s average was revised up by 250 from 220,750 to 221,000.