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US Data: Unemployment Insurance - Initial Claims>

Release for week ended: August 12, 2017
Source:  U.S. Department of Labor
In thousands, seasonally adjusted unless noted
Week       Initial               4-week   4-week     Initial   Unadj.
ended       claims   Change     average   change      unadj.   change
12-Aug-17      232      -12     240.500   -0.500     198.033  -13.891
05-Aug-17      244        3     241.000   -1.000     211.924   13.148
29-Jul-17      241       -4     242.000   -2.250     198.776  -21.801
22-Jul-17      245       11     244.250    0.250     220.577  -37.186
15-Jul-17      234      -14     244.000   -2.000     257.763  -26.953
08-Jul-17      248       -2     246.000    2.500     284.716   31.865
01-Jul-17      250        6     243.500    1.250     252.851   13.121
24-Jun-17      244        2     242.250   -2.750     239.730   10.861
17-Jun-17      242        4     245.000    1.750     228.869   -5.316
10-Jun-17      238       -7     243.250    1.250     234.185   21.915
03-Jun-17      245      -10     242.000    2.250     212.270  -19.317
27-May-17      255       20     239.750    4.250     231.587   21.213
20-May-17      235        2     235.500   -5.500     210.374    3.402
13-May-17      233       -3     241.000   -2.500     206.972   -8.252
06-May-17      236       -2     243.500    0.500     215.224    3.915
29-Apr-17      238      -19     243.000    0.750     211.309  -30.471
22-Apr-17      257       14     242.250   -0.500     241.780   15.681
15-Apr-17      243        9     242.750   -4.500     226.099  -13.560
08-Apr-17      234       -1     247.250   -3.000     239.659   31.158
01-Apr-17      235      -24     250.250   -4.250     208.501  -20.043
25-Mar-17      259       -2     254.500    8.000     228.544    3.605
18-Mar-17      261       15     246.500    3.500     224.939    2.712
11-Mar-17      246       -6     243.000   -0.500     222.227  -21.732
04-Mar-17      252       25     243.500    3.750     243.959   31.130
25-Feb-17      227      -20     239.750   -5.750     212.829  -26.493
18-Feb-17      247       -1     245.500   -1.250     239.322   -6.564
11-Feb-17      248       11     246.750    1.750     245.886  -13.827
04-Feb-17      237      -13     245.000   -2.000     259.713  -21.270
28-Jan-17      250       -2     247.000    2.250     280.983   -3.047
21-Jan-17      252       11     244.750   -1.500     284.030  -68.769
14-Jan-17      241       -4     246.250   -6.000     352.799  -61.943
07-Jan-17      245        4     252.250   -1.500     414.742   64.181
31-Dec-16      241      -17     253.750   -2.500     350.561    7.348
24-Dec-16      258       -7     256.250   -1.000     343.213   28.145
17-Dec-16      265       14     257.250    4.250     315.068    9.800
10-Dec-16      251        0     253.000    3.000     305.268  -46.312
03-Dec-16      251      -11     250.000    0.250     351.580  101.806
26-Nov-16      262       14     249.750    0.250     249.774  -38.020
19-Nov-16      248        9     249.500   -1.750     287.794   64.024
12-Nov-16      239      -11     251.250   -4.750     223.770  -34.838
05-Nov-16      250      -11     256.000    0.500     258.608   12.857
29-Oct-16      261        6     255.500    3.500     245.751    8.437
22-Oct-16      255       -3     252.000    0.500     237.314    3.681
15-Oct-16      258       10     251.500    1.500     233.633   -4.948
08-Oct-16      248        1     250.000   -2.500     238.581   38.125
01-Oct-16      247       -6     252.500   -2.500     200.456    2.001
24-Sep-16      253        1     255.000   -1.750     198.455   -7.194
17-Sep-16      252       -6     256.750   -2.000     205.649   12.358
10-Sep-16      258        1     258.750   -0.750     193.291  -24.424
03-Sep-16      257       -3     259.500   -1.500     217.715    2.027
27-Aug-16      260        0     261.000     #N/A     215.688   -1.323
20-Aug-16      260       -1        #N/A     #N/A     217.011   -2.559
13-Aug-16      261       -2        #N/A     #N/A     219.570  -11.972
06-Aug-16      263     #N/A        #N/A     #N/A     231.542     #N/A
          ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **
[TOPICS: MAUDT$,MAUJ1$]

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