About 231,000 Workers Filed For Unemployment Last Week

 The Labor Department released its weekly unemployment statistics on Thursday. It showed that about 231,000 workers filed for unemployment benefits in the week ending on June 25th. Here is the official Labor Deportment statement:

In the week ending June 25, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 231,000, a decrease of 2,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 4,000 from 229,000 to 233,000. The 4-week moving average was 231,750, an increase of 7,250 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 1,000 from 223,500 to 224,500.