About 186,000 Workers Filed For Unemployment Last Week

 

The Labor Department released its weekly unemployment statistics on Thursday. It showed that about 186,000 workers filed for unemployment benefits in the week ending on January 21st. Here is the official Labor Department statement:

In the week ending January 21, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 186,000, a decrease of 6,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 2,000 from 190,000 to 192,000. The 4-week moving average was 197,500, a decrease of 9,250 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 750 from 206,000 to 206,750.