About 237,000 Workers Filed For Unemployment Last Week

 

The Labor Department released its weekly unemployment report on Thursday. It showed that about 237,000 workers filed to receive unemployment benefits in the week ending on July 8th. Here is the official Labor Department statement:

In the week ending July 8, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 237,000, a decrease of 12,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 248,000 to 249,000. The 4-week moving average was 246,750, a decrease of 6,750 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 253,250 to 253,500.