The Labor Department released its weekly unemployment statistics on Thursday. It showed that about 232,000 workers filed for unemployment benefits in the week ending on February 19th. This was a slight decrease over the previous week.Here is the official Labor Department statement:
In the week ending February 19, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 232,000, a decrease of 17,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 248,000 to 249,000. The 4-week moving average was 236,250, a decrease of 7,250 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 243,250 to 243,500.
