According to the US Department of Labor, in the week ending September 21, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 305,000, a decrease of 5,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 310,000. The 4-week moving average was 308,000, a decrease of 7,000 from the previous week’s revised average of 315,000.

Advance Seasonally Adjusted Insured Unemployment Increases

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.2% for the week ending September 14, an increase of 0.1 percentage points from the prior week’s unrevised rate.

Advance Seasonally Adjusted Insured Unemployment Increases

The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending September 14 was 2,823,000, an increase of 35,000 from the preceding week’s revised level of 2,788,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,842,500, a decrease of 42,750 from the preceding week’s revised average of 2,885,250.