About 751K Workers Filed For Unemployment Last Week

 The Labor Department released its statistics for new unemployment claims on Thursday. It showed that another 751,000 workers filed for unemployment benefits in the week ending on October 31st.

Here is the official Labor Department statement:

In the week ending October 31, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 751,000, a decrease of 7,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 7,000 from 751,000 to 758,000. The 4-week moving average was 787,000, a decrease of 4,000 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 3,250 from 787,750 to 791,000.