US weekly jobless claims total 3.169 million, bringing seven-week tally to 33.5 million Jobless claims for the week of April 26th - May 2nd totaled 3.17 million, the Labor Department reported. First-time filings for unemployment insurance hit 3.17 million last week, bringing the total to 33.5 million over the past seven weeks, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The total was slightly higher than the 3.05 million expected by economists surveyed by Dow Jones and below the previous week’s 3.846 million, which was revised up by 7,000.
In the week ending May 2, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 3,169,000, a decrease of 677,000
from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 7,000 from 3,839,000 to 3,846,000. The
4-week moving average was 4,173,500, a decrease of 861,500 from the previous week's revised average. The previous
week's average was revised up by 1,750 from 5,033,250 to 5,035,000.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 15.5 percent for the week ending April 25, an increase of
3.1 percentage points from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured
unemployment during the week ending April 25 was 22,647,000, an increase of 4,636,000 from the previous week's revised
level. The previous week's level was revised up 19,000 from 17,992,000 to 18,011,000. The 4-week moving average was
17,097,750, an increase of 3,800,250 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up
by 5,000 from 13,292,500 to 13,297,500.
Complete data by state and other statistics if you are interested
https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OPA/newsreleases/ui-claims/20200871.pdf
