About 245,000 Workers Filed For Unemployment Last Week

 

The Labor Department released its weekly unemployment report on Thursday. It showed that about 245,000 workers filed for unemployment benefits in the week ending on April 15th. Here is the official Labor Department statement:

In the week ending April 15, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 245,000, an increase of 5,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 239,000 to 240,000. The 4-week moving average was 239,750, a decrease of 500 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 240,000 to 240,250.