President Trump’s Department of Labor Reports 228,000 Initial Unemployment Claims For The Week Ending May 3, 2025 – A Decrease Of 13,000 From The Previous Week's Unrevised Level

Details: Last Updated: Thursday, 08 May 2025 05:45; Published: Thursday, 08 May 2025 06:09

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS - SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA

May 8, 2025 - In the week ending May 3, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 228,000, a decrease of 13,000 from the previous

week's unrevised level of 241,000. The 4-week moving average was 227,000, an increase of 1,000 from the previous week's unrevised average of 226,000.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.2 percent for the week ending April 26, 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 April 26 was 1,879,000, a decrease of 29,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised down by 8,000 from 1,916,000 to 1,908,000. The 4-week moving average was 1,874,500, an increase of 8,750 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised down by 2,000 from 1,867,750 to 1,865,750.

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