The Housing Chronicles Blog: Initial unemployment claims fall 41,000 to lowest level since early 1973

Thursday, January 18, 2018

Initial unemployment claims fall 41,000 to lowest level since early 1973

In the week ending January 13, initial unemployment claims were 220,000, a decrease of 41,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 261,000. This is the lowest level for initial claims since February 24, 1973 when it was 218,000. The 4-week moving average was 244,500, a decrease of 6,250 from the previous week's unrevised average of 250,750.

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