Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending February 18, 2017

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 23, 2017

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA

In the week ending February 18, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 244,000, an increase of 6,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised down by 1,000 from 239,000 to 238,000. The 4-week moving average was 241,000, a decrease of 4,000 from the previous week’s revised average. This is the lowest level for this average since July 21, 1973 when…