Week   Initial          4-Week  Continuing 
Ended  Claims  Change   Moving    Claims  Change 
       (000)   (000)    Average    (000)   (000) 
 
Oct 31  512     -20     523,750    N/A      N/A 
Oct 24  532r     1r     526,750   5,749     -68 
Oct 17  531      11     532,250   5,817r    -128r 
Oct 10  520     -4      533,000   5,945     -89 
Oct 3   524     -30     540,500   6,034     -33 
Sept 26 554      20     548,750   6,067     -45 
Sept 19 534     -16     554,250   6,112     -48 
Sept 12 550     -7      564,250   6,160    -105 
Sept 5  557     -19     571,750   6,265     162 
Aug 29  576       2     572,750   6,103    -144 
Aug 22  574      -6     567,250   6,247     104 
Aug 15  580      19     571,000   6,143    -109 
Aug 8   561       7     565,750   6,252      13 
Aug 1   554     -35     556,500   6,239    -104 
Jul 25  589      30     560,250   6,343     102 
Jul 18  559      35     567,250   6,241     -10 
Jul 11  524     -45     585,000   6,251     -62 
Jul 4   569     -48     607,000   6,313    -591 
Jun 27  617     -13     616,000   6,904     180 
Jun 20  630      18     618,000   6,724     -31 
Jun 13  612       7     616,750   6,755      41 
Jun 6   605r    -20     622,750   6,687    -148 
May 30  625       0     632,250   6,835      78 
May 23  625     -11     627,250   6,757       6 
May 16  636      -7     629,750   6,751      73 
May 9   643      38     632,000   6,678      91 
May 2   605     -30     624,500   6,587     207 
Apr 25  635     -10     638,250   6,380      87 
Apr 18  645      32     648,000   6,293     155 
Apr 11  613     -47     651,000   6,138      93 
Apr 4   660     -14     658,750   6,045     195 
Mar 28  674      17     658,000   5,850     105 
Mar 21  657      13     650,250   5,745     178 
Mar 14  644     -13     650,000   5,567     129 
Mar 7   657      14     646,750   5,438     185 
Feb 28  643     -13     636,750   5,253     179 
Feb 21  656      25     632,000   5,074       9 
Feb 14  631      14     615,500   5,065     117 
Feb 7   617      -7     601,500   4,948     193 
Jan 31  624      34     581,000   4,755       7 
Jan 24  590      15     547,000   4,748      75 
Jan 17  575      40     526,500   4,673      97 
Jan 10  535      47     523,750   4,576      89 
Jan 3   488     -20     528,000   4,487     -42 
 
Source: U.S. Department of Labor; Numbers reflect annual revisions to seasonal factors. 
 

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