In the week ending November 19, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 240,000, an increase of 17,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 222,000 to 223,000. The 4-week moving average was 226,750, an increase of 5,500 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 221,000 to 221,250. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.1 percent for the week ending November 12, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for ... (full story)