In the week ending August 27, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 263,000, an increase of 2,000 from the previous week’s unrevised level of 261,000. The 4-week moving average was 263,000, a decrease of 1,000 from the previous week’s unrevised average of 264,000. There were no special factors impacting this week’s initial claims. This marks 78 consecutive weeks of initial claims below 300,000, the longest streak since 1970.
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