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US Data: Unemployment Insurance - Initial Claims>

Release for week ended:    February 23, 2019
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
23-Feb-19      225        8     229.000   -7.000     202.682   -8.033
16-Feb-19      217      -22     236.000    4.250     210.715  -32.102
09-Feb-19      239        4     231.750    6.750     242.817  -11.519
02-Feb-19      235      -18     225.000    4.750     254.336    3.515
26-Jan-19      253       53     220.250    5.000     250.821  -18.936
19-Jan-19      200      -12     215.250   -5.250     269.757  -74.722
12-Jan-19      212       -4     220.500   -1.250     344.479   -3.652
05-Jan-19      216      -17     221.750    2.500     348.131   20.630
29-Dec-18      233       12     219.250    0.000     327.501   35.876
22-Dec-18      221        4     219.250   -3.500     291.625   36.430
15-Dec-18      217       11     222.750   -2.000     255.195   -6.344
08-Dec-18      206      -27     224.750   -3.750     261.539  -56.396
01-Dec-18      233       -2     228.500    4.750     317.935   99.277
24-Nov-18      235       10     223.750    5.000     218.658   -7.918
17-Nov-18      225        4     218.750    2.250     226.576   -9.405
10-Nov-18      221        7     216.500    2.750     235.981   21.167
03-Nov-18      214       -1     213.750   -0.250     214.814   16.284
27-Oct-18      215       -1     214.000    2.000     198.530   -0.203
20-Oct-18      216        6     212.000    0.250     198.733    8.232
13-Oct-18      210       -5     211.750    2.000     190.501   -9.375
06-Oct-18      215        8     209.750    2.750     199.876   34.323
29-Sep-18      207       -8     207.000    0.500     165.553  -12.002
22-Sep-18      215       13     206.500    0.500     177.555    8.400
15-Sep-18      202       -2     206.000   -2.000     169.155    6.822
08-Sep-18      204       -1     208.000   -2.000     162.333  -11.224
01-Sep-18      205       -8     210.000   -2.250     173.557   -2.188
25-Aug-18      213        3     212.250   -1.500     175.745    2.414
18-Aug-18      210       -2     213.750   -1.750     173.331   -6.707
11-Aug-18      212       -2     215.500    1.000     180.038   -5.136
04-Aug-18      214       -5     214.500   -0.250     185.174    5.293
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     #N/A     204.862  -20.651
03-Mar-18      230       13        #N/A     #N/A     225.513   29.582
24-Feb-18      217       -1        #N/A     #N/A     195.931  -16.282
17-Feb-18      218     #N/A        #N/A     #N/A     212.213     #N/A
          ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **
[TOPICS: MAUDT$,MAUJ1$]

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