8/8-Initial Claims

The DOL reports weekly unemployment insurance claims

In the week ending Aug. 8, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 558,000, an increase of 4,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 554,000. The 4-week moving average was 565,000, an increase of 8,500 from the previous week's revised average of 556,500.

.....The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending Aug. 1 was 6,202,000, a decrease of 141,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 6,343,000. The 4-week moving average was 6,259,250, a decrease of 27,750 from the preceding week's revised average of 6,287,000.

• 8/8當週首次申領失業救濟金人數增加4,000人, 經季節性調整後的數字下降至554,000 人.


• 首次申領 4 週平均從上週修正後之556,500人增加至565,000 人 . 目前人數較18週前高峰共減少了93,750 人. 但仍處於相當高之水位.


• 8/1當周持續申領失業救濟金人數減少了14.1萬人, 由先前的6,343,000人減少至 6,202,000人.(但此減少部份是來自於, 在長期的失業狀態下, 失業救濟金申領到期的影響.)