Labor News

In the week ending November 21, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 778,000, an increase of
30,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised up by 6,000 from 742,000 to
748,000. The 4-week moving average was 748,500, an increase of 5,000 from the previous week’s revised average. The
previous week’s average was revised up by 1,500 from 742,000 to 743,500.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 4.1 percent for the week ending November 14, a
decrease of 0.2 percentage point from the previous week’s unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted
insured unemployment during the week ending November 14 was 6,071,000, a decrease of 299,000 from the previous
week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised down by 2,000 from 6,372,000 to 6,370,000. The 4-week
moving average was 6,615,250, a decrease of 438,000 from the previous week’s revised average. The previous week’s
average was revised down by 1,250 from 7,054,500 to 7,053,250.