Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report Update
United States Department of Labor sent this bulletin at 04/23/2026 08:31 AM EDTYou are subscribed to Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for the U.S. Department of Labor. This information has recently been updated.
In the week ending April 18, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 214,000, an increase of 6,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 207,000 to 208,000. The 4-week moving average was 210,750, an increase of 750 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week'saverage was revised up by 250 from 209,750 to 210,000.
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