Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report (10/27/2011)

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Source: Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA

In the week ending October 22, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 402,000, a decrease of 2,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 404,000. The 4-week moving average was 405,500, an increase of 1,750 from the previous week's revised average of 403,750.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.9 percent for the week ending October 15, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week's revised rate of 3.0 percent.

The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending October 15 was 3,645,000, a decrease of 96,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 3,741,000. The 4-week moving average was 3,701,000, a decrease of 26,750 from the preceding week's revised average of 3,727,750.

Read more: http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/eta/ui/eta20111544.htm

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Good morning, Freepers and DUers alike. It is time once again for the weekly unemployment insurance claims report.

Here for your viewing pleasure are this week's data, brought to you as a nonpartisan public service. This is just one example of the good work your civil servants are performing for you.

The numbers are down 2,000 this week, but they are still over 400,000.

ETA: From: Only Action Will Put Americans Back to Work

(By the way, how can I resize this graphic? I did shrink it and move it to Flickr, but pictures stored at Flickr are not in the gif or jpg format. I'd appreciate any advice. Thanks.)