UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS - SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
October 28, 2021 - In the week ending October 23, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 281,000, a decrease of 10,000 from the previous week's revised level. This is the
lowest level for initial claims since March 14, 2020 when it was 256,000. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 290,000 to 291,000. The 4-week moving average was 299,250, a decrease of 20,750 from the previous week's revised average. This is the lowest level for this average since March 14, 2020 when it was 225,500. The previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 319,750 to 320,000.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.7 percent for the week ending October 16, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending October 16 was 2,243,000, a decrease of 237,000 from the previous week's revised level. This is the lowest level for insured unemployment since March 14, 2020 when it wa s 1,770,000. The previous week's level was revised down by 1,000 from 2,481,000 to 2,480,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,513,250, a decrease of 142,000 from the previous week's revised average. This is the lowest level for this average since March 21, 2020 when it was 2,071,750. The previous week's average was revised down by 250 from 2,655,500 to 2,655,250.
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