The continuing claims (for August 5th) 1953K vs. 1955K
In the week ending August 12, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 232K, a decrease of
12K from the previous week's unrevised level of 244K.
The 4-week moving average was 240.5K, a decrease of 500
from the previous week's unrevised average of 241K
The advance number for continuing claims during the
week ending August 5 was 1.953M, a decrease of 3K from the previous week's revised level.
The previous week's
level was revised up 5K from 1.951M to 1.956M
The 4-week moving average was 1,960,250, a decrease of 6,000
from the previous week's revised average
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending August 5 were in Kansas (+2,267), Missouri (+1,332),
Pennsylvania (+1,215), South Carolina (+1,035), and Texas (+915),
The largest decreases were in California (-
2,952), Delaware (-229), Tennessee (-225), Mississippi (-74), and New Mexico (-52).
