U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Drop To Lowest Level In Over Forty Years
19 October 2017 - 8:06PM
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A report released by the Labor Department on Thursday showed
first-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits fell by much more
than anticipated in the week ended October 14th, with claims
sliding to their lowest level in over forty years.
The report said initial jobless claims dropped to 222,000, a
decrease of 22,000 from the previous week's revised level of
244,000.
Economists had expected jobless claims to edge down to 240,000
from the 243,000 originally reported for the previous week.
With the much bigger than expected decrease, initial jobless
claims fell to their lowest level since hitting a matching figure
in March of 1973.
The Labor Department noted claims taking procedures continue to
be severely disrupted in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands as a
result of power outages and infrastructure damage caused by
Hurricanes Irma and Maria.
The report said the less volatile four-week moving average fell
to 248,250, a decrease of 9,500 from the previous week's revised
average of 257,750.
Continuing claims, a reading on the number of people receiving
ongoing unemployment assistance, also declined by 16,000 to 1.888
million in the week ended October 7th.
The four-week moving average of continuing claims tumbled to a
43-year low of 1,906,000, a decrease of 22,750 from the previous
week's revised average of 1,928,750.
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