The Labor Department released its weekly unemployment statistics on Thursday. It showed that about 190,000 workers filed for unemployment benefits in the week ending on February 25th. Here is the official Labor Department statement:
In the week ending February 25, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 190,000, a decrease of 2,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 192,000. The 4-week moving average was 193,000, an increase of 1,750 from the previous week's unrevised average of 191,250.
