Unemployment insurance weekly claims: 185,594 in the week ending October 29

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4. That's been edited. They must still be getting used to the new filing system.

I'm editing the OP now. Thanks.

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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA

In the week ending October 29, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 217,000, a decrease of 1,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 217,000 to 218,000. The 4-week moving average was 218,750, a decrease of 500 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 219,000 to 219,250.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.0 percent for the week ending October 22, unchanged from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending October 22 was 1,485,000, an increase of 47,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 1,438,000. The 4-week moving average was 1,417,500, an increase of 30,000 from the previous week's unrevised average of 1,387,500.

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UNADJUSTED DATA

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The total number of continued weeks claimed for benefits in all programs for the week ending October 15 was 1,250,555, an increase of 28,929 from the previous week. There were 2,672,972 weekly claims filed for benefits in all programs in the comparable week in 2021.

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