Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report

In the week ending September 17, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 213,000, an increase of 5,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised down by 5,000 from 213,000 to 208,000. The 4-week moving average was 216,750, a decrease of 6,000 from the previous week’s revised average. The previous week’s average was revised down by 1,250 from 224,000 to 222,750.