The Labor Department released its weekly unemployment report on Thursday. It showed that about 233,000 workers filed for unemployment benefits in the week ending on June 22nd. Here is the official Labor Department statement:
In the week ending June 22, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 233,000, a decrease of 6,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 238,000 to 239,000. The 4-week moving average was 236,000, an increase of 3,000 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 232,750 to 233,000.
