The Labor Department released its weekly unemployment statistics on Thursday. It showed that about 180,000 workers filed for unemployment benefits in the week ending on April 23rd -- a small decrease from the previous week.
Here is the official Labor Department statement:
In the week ending April 23, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 180,000, a decrease of 5,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 184,000 to 185,000. The 4-week moving average was 179,750, an increase of 2,250 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 177,250 to 177,500.
