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US Data: Unemployment Insurance - Initial Claims>

Release for week ended:    August 4, 2018
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
04-Aug-18      213       -6     214.250   -0.500     184.666    4.785
28-Jul-18      219        2     214.750   -3.250     179.881  -21.407
21-Jul-18      217        9     218.000   -2.750     201.288  -30.950
14-Jul-18      208       -7     220.750   -2.500     232.238  -32.631
07-Jul-18      215      -17     223.250   -1.500     264.869   33.330
30-Jun-18      232        4     224.750    2.500     231.539    8.773
23-Jun-18      228       10     222.250    1.250     222.766   16.743
16-Jun-18      218       -3     221.000   -4.000     206.023  -11.266
09-Jun-18      221       -1     225.000   -0.500     217.289   25.766
02-Jun-18      222       -1     225.500    2.750     191.523  -11.323
26-May-18      223      -11     222.750    3.000     202.846   -4.197
19-May-18      234       11     219.750    6.250     207.043   11.829
12-May-18      223       12     213.500   -2.500     195.214    4.952
05-May-18      211        0     216.000   -5.500     190.262    3.811
28-Apr-18      211        2     221.500   -7.750     186.451  -13.688
21-Apr-18      209      -24     229.250   -2.250     200.139  -25.951
14-Apr-18      233        0     231.500    1.500     226.090   -5.635
07-Apr-18      233       -9     230.000    1.750     231.725   30.729
31-Mar-18      242       24     228.250    3.000     200.996    5.621
24-Mar-18      218       -9     225.250    0.250     195.375   -3.216
17-Mar-18      227        1     225.000    2.250     198.591   -6.271
10-Mar-18      226       -4     222.750   -2.000     204.862  -20.651
03-Mar-18      230       13     224.750    1.750     225.513   29.582
24-Feb-18      217       -1     223.000   -4.250     195.931  -16.282
17-Feb-18      218      -16     227.250   -2.750     212.213  -20.592
10-Feb-18      234       11     230.000    2.000     232.805  -10.157
03-Feb-18      223      -11     228.000   -6.000     242.962  -24.804
27-Jan-18      234        5     234.000   -3.500     267.766    7.696
20-Jan-18      229        3     237.500   -3.250     260.070  -93.980
13-Jan-18      226      -21     240.750   -4.000     354.050  -49.569
06-Jan-18      247       -1     244.750    4.500     403.619   52.271
30-Dec-17      248        6     240.250    3.250     351.348   26.390
23-Dec-17      242        0     237.000    0.750     324.958   37.562
16-Dec-17      242       13     236.250    0.750     287.396    5.387
09-Dec-17      229       -6     235.500   -5.250     282.009  -43.979
02-Dec-17      235       -4     240.750   -0.500     325.988  101.137
25-Nov-17      239        0     241.250    1.250     224.851  -50.153
18-Nov-17      239      -11     240.000    1.250     275.004   38.350
11-Nov-17      250       13     238.750    5.000     236.654   -5.457
04-Nov-17      237        3     233.750   -1.000     242.111   26.134
28-Oct-17      234        0     234.750   -5.000     215.977   -0.027
21-Oct-17      234        4     239.750   -6.000     216.004   10.412
14-Oct-17      230      -11     245.750   -6.250     205.592  -23.649
07-Oct-17      241      -13     252.000   -6.500     229.241   25.061
30-Sep-17      254       -4     258.500   -9.750     204.180   -8.807
23-Sep-17      258        3     268.250    5.000     212.987    0.674
16-Sep-17      255      -12     263.250    4.500     212.313    0.390
09-Sep-17      267      -26     258.750    7.750     211.923  -38.704
02-Sep-17      293       55     251.000   12.750     250.627   54.400
26-Aug-17      238        1     238.250   -1.250     196.227    1.097
19-Aug-17      237        1     239.500     #N/A     195.130   -3.150
12-Aug-17      236       -6        #N/A     #N/A     198.280  -13.644
05-Aug-17      242       -1        #N/A     #N/A     211.924   13.148
29-Jul-17      243     #N/A        #N/A     #N/A     198.776     #N/A
          ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **
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