About 230,000 Workers Filed For Unemployment Last Week

The Labor Department released its weekly unemployment report last Thursday. It showed that about 230,000 workers filed for unemployment benefits in the week ending on April 22nd. Here is the official Labor Department statement:

In the week ending April 22, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 230,000, a decrease of 16,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 245,000 to 246,000. The 4-week moving average was 236,000, a decrease of 4,000 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 239,750 to 240,000.