UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS - SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA

May 1, 2025 - In the week ending April 26, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 241,000, an increase of 18,000 from the department of labor seal logoprevious week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 222,000 to 223,000. The 4-week moving average was 226,000, an increase of 5,500 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 220,250 to 220,500.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.3 percent for the week ending April 19, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending April 19 was 1,916,000, an increase of 83,000 from the previous week's revised level. This is the highest level for insured unemployment since November 13, 2021 when it was 1,970,000. The previous week's level was revised down by 8,000 from 1,841,000 to 1,833,000. The 4-week moving average was 1,867,750, an increase of 5,750 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised down by 2,000 from 1,864,000 to 1,862,000.

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Source: DOL

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