About 217,000 Workers Filed For Unemployment Last Week

 

The Labor Department released their weekly unemployment report on Thursday. It showed about 217,000 workers filed for unemployment benefits in the week ending on January 11th. Here is the official Labor Department statement:

In the week ending January 11, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 217,000, an increase of 14,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 2,000 from 201,000 to 203,000. The 4-week moving average was 212,750, a decrease of 750 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 500 from 213,000 to 213,500.