Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report

In the week ending July 24, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 400,000, a decrease of 24,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised up by 5,000 from 419,000 to 424,000. The 4-week moving average was 394,500, an increase of 8,000 from the previous week’s revised average. The previous week’s average was revised up by 1,250 from 385,250 to 386,500.