About 224,000 Workers Filed For Unemployment Last Week

The Labor Department released its weekly unemployment report on Thursday. It showed about 224,000 workers filed for unemployment benefits in the week ending on August 9th. Here is the official Labor Department statement:

In the week ending August 9, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 224,000, a decrease of 3,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 226,000 to 227,000. The 4-week moving a vera ge wa s 221,750, a n increa se of 750 from the previous week's revised a vera ge. The pre vious week's average was revised up by 250 from 220,750 to 221,000.