The Housing Chronicles Blog: Initial unemployment claims dip to lowest 4-week average since March 1973

Thursday, February 8, 2018

Initial unemployment claims dip to lowest 4-week average since March 1973

In the week ending February 3, initial unemployment claims were 221,000, a decrease of 9,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 230,000. The 4-week moving average was 224,500, a decrease of 10,000 from the previous week's unrevised average of 234,500. This is the lowest level for this average since March 10, 1973 when it was 222,000.

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