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Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims for the week ending April 22, 2023
https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OPA/newsreleases/ui-claims/20230841.pdfhttps://www.dol.gov/ui/data.pdf
News Release
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TRANSMISSION OF MATERIALS IN THIS RELEASE IS EMBARGOED UNTIL
8:30 A.M. (Eastern) Thursday, April 27, 2023
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending April 22, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 230,000, a decrease of 16,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 245,000 to 246,000. The 4-week moving average was 236,000, a decrease of 4,000 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 239,750 to 240,000.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.3 percent for the week ending April 15, unchanged from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending April 15 was 1,858,000, a decrease of 3,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised down by 4,000 from 1,865,000 to 1,861,000. The 4-week moving average was 1,836,500, an increase of 10,250 from the previous week's revised average. This is the highest level for this average since December 18, 2021 when it was 1,838,000. The previous week's average was revised down by 1,000 from 1,827,250 to 1,826,250.
UNADJUSTED DATA
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The total number of continued weeks claimed for benefits in all programs for the week ending April 8 was 1,815,491, a decrease of 6,419 from the previous week. There were 1,515,977 weekly claims filed for benefits in all programs in the comparable week in 2022.
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Weekly Claims Archives
Weekly Claims Data
U.S. Department of Labor news materials are accessible at http://www.dol.gov. The Department's Reasonable Accommodation Resource Center converts Departmental information and documents into alternative formats, which include Braille and large print. For alternative format requests, please contact the Department at (202) 693-7828 (voice) or (800) 877-8339 (federal relay).
U.S. Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration
Washington, D.C. 20210
Release Number: USDL 23-841-NAT
Program Contacts:
Kevin Stapleton: (202) 693-3009
Media Contact: (202) 693-4676
Connect with DOL at
https://blog.dol.gov
TRANSMISSION OF MATERIALS IN THIS RELEASE IS EMBARGOED UNTIL
8:30 A.M. (Eastern) Thursday, April 27, 2023
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending April 22, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 230,000, a decrease of 16,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 245,000 to 246,000. The 4-week moving average was 236,000, a decrease of 4,000 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 239,750 to 240,000.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.3 percent for the week ending April 15, unchanged from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending April 15 was 1,858,000, a decrease of 3,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised down by 4,000 from 1,865,000 to 1,861,000. The 4-week moving average was 1,836,500, an increase of 10,250 from the previous week's revised average. This is the highest level for this average since December 18, 2021 when it was 1,838,000. The previous week's average was revised down by 1,000 from 1,827,250 to 1,826,250.
UNADJUSTED DATA
{snip}
The total number of continued weeks claimed for benefits in all programs for the week ending April 8 was 1,815,491, a decrease of 6,419 from the previous week. There were 1,515,977 weekly claims filed for benefits in all programs in the comparable week in 2022.
{snip the rest of the ten-page news release, until the end}
Weekly Claims Archives
Weekly Claims Data
U.S. Department of Labor news materials are accessible at http://www.dol.gov. The Department's Reasonable Accommodation Resource Center converts Departmental information and documents into alternative formats, which include Braille and large print. For alternative format requests, please contact the Department at (202) 693-7828 (voice) or (800) 877-8339 (federal relay).
U.S. Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration
Washington, D.C. 20210
Release Number: USDL 23-841-NAT
Program Contacts:
Kevin Stapleton: (202) 693-3009
Media Contact: (202) 693-4676
