About 212,000 Workers Filed For Unemployment Last Week

The Labor Department released its weekly unemployment report of Thursday. It showed that about 212,000 workers filed for unemployment benefits in the week ending on April 13th. Here is the official Labor Department statement: 

In the week ending April 13, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 212,000, unchanged from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 211,000 to 212,000. The 4-week moving average was 214,500, unchanged from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 214,250 to 214,500.