Initial jobless claims rose to 200,000 in the week ended November 7
The Labor Department said on November 12 that seasonally adjusted initial unemployment insurance claims were 200,000 in the week ending November 7, up 9,000 from 191,000 in the week ending October 31. The four-week moving average was 195,250, unchanged from the prior week. Seasonally adjusted continuing claims were 1,697,000 in the week ending October 31, down 20,000 from 1,717,000 in the week ending October 24. Figures checked on FRED (ICSA, IC4WSA, CCSA) because dol.gov returned Access Denied to the box.
- Initial jobless claims, seasonally adjusted
- 200,000
- Four-week moving average of initial claims
- 195,250
- Continuing claims, seasonally adjusted
- 1,697,000
Source: Initial Claims (ICSA) — Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Also: 4-Week Moving Average of Initial Claims (IC4WSA), Continued Claims (Insured Unemployment) (CCSA), Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report.
all 3 figures found at the source
- found Initial jobless claims, seasonally adjusted = 200,000 — via FRED ICSA
- found Four-week moving average of initial claims = 195,250 — via FRED IC4WSA
- found Continuing claims, seasonally adjusted = 1,697,000 — via FRED CCSA
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