The Labor Department released its weekly unemployment statistics on Thursday. It showed that about 200,000 workers filed for unemployment benefits in the week ending on April 30th. Here is the official statement from the Labor Department:
In the week ending April 30, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 200,000, an increase of 19,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 180,000 to 181,000. The 4-week moving average was 188,000, an increase of 8,000 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 179,750 to 180,000.
