About 209,000 Workers Filed For Unemployment Last Week

 

Because of Thanksgiving, the Labor Department released its weekly unemployment report on Wednesday. It showed that about 209,000 workers filed for unemployment benefits in the week ending on November 18th. Here is the official Labor Department statement:

In the week ending November 18, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 209,000, a decrease of 24,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 2,000 from 231,000 to 233,000. The 4-week moving average was 220,000, a decrease of 750 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 500 from 220,250 to 220,750.