US Jobless Claims Fall More than Expected

The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits decreased by 15,000 to 281,000 in the week ended July 11th, better than market forecasts and reaching the lowest value in four weeks.
DOL | Joana Taborda | joana.taborda@tradingeconomics.com 7/16/2015 1:39:47 PM
The previous week's level was revised down by 1,000 from 297,000 to 296,000.

The 4-week moving average was 282,500, an increase of 3,250 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised down by 250 from 279,500 to 279,250.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.6 percent for the week ending July 4, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending July 4 was 2,215,000, a decrease of 112,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised down by 7,000 from 2,334,000 to 2,327,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,264,000, a decrease of 2,500 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised down by 1,750 from 2,268,250 to 2,266,500.

US Jobless Claims Fall More than Expected