Friday, April 25, 2025

About 222,000 Workers Filed For Unemployment Last Week


 The Labor Department released its weekly unemployment report on Thursday. It showed about 222,000 workers filed for unemployment benefits in the week ending on April 19th. Here is the official Labor Department statement:

In the week ending April 19, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 222,000, an increase of 6,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 215,000 to 216,000. The 4-week moving average was 220,250, a decrease of 750 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 220,750 to 221,000.

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