The Labor Department released its weekly unemployment report on Wednesday (due to Thursday being a holiday). It showed that about 213,000 thousand workers filed for unemployment benefits in the week ending on November 23rd. Here is the official Labor Department statement:
In the week ending November 23, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 213,000, a decrease of 2,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 2,000 from 213,000 to 215,000. The 4-week moving average was 217,000, a decrease of 1,250 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 500 from 217,750 to 218,250.
