The advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 217,000, an increase of 3,000.

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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA

In the week ending October 22, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 217,000, an increase of 3,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 214,000. The 4-week moving average was 219,000, an increase of 6,750 from the previous week's unrevised average of 212,250.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.0 percent for the week ending October 15, unchanged from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending October 15 was 1,438,000, an increase of 55,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised down by 2,000 from 1,385,000 to 1,383,000. The 4-week moving average was 1,387,500, an increase of 23,000 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised down by 500 from 1,365,000 to 1,364,500.


UNADJUSTED DATA

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The total number of continued weeks claimed for benefits in all programs for the week ending October 8 was 1,221,626, a decrease of 2,354 from the previous week. There were 2,830,692 weekly claims filed for benefits in all programs in the comparable week in 2021.

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