Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims Decrease to 191,000

by Calculated Risk on 12/04/2025 08:30:00 AM

The DOL reported:

In the week ending November 29, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 191,000, a decrease of
27,000 from the previous week’s revised level. This is the lowest level for initial claims since September 24, 2022 when
it was 189,000. The previous week’s level was revised up by 2,000 from 216,000 to 218,000. The 4-week moving
average was 214,750, a decrease of 9,500 from the previous week’s revised average. The previous week’s average was
revised up by 500 from 223,750 to 224,250.
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The following graph shows the 4-week moving average of weekly claims since 1971.

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The dashed line on the graph is the current 4-week average. The four-week average of weekly unemployment claims decreased to 214,750.