The Labor Department released its weekly unemployment statistics on Thursday. It showed that about 193,000 workers filed for unemployment benefits in the week ending on September 23rd. Here is the official statement from the Labor Department:
In the week ending September 24, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 193,000, a decrease of 16,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised down by 4,000 from 213,000 to 209,000. The 4-week moving average was 207,000, a decrease of 8,750 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised down by 1,000 from 216,750 to 215,750.
