U.S. unemployment claims lower for the week ended August 1
Rochelle Muncey2020-08-07T09:46:04-05:00August 7, 2020 The seasonally adjusted initial claims, advance estimate, fell to 1,186,000, a decrease of 249,000 for the week ending August 1 from the prior week's revised level, according to the U.S. Department of Labour (DOL). The prior week's level was revised to 1,435,000 from 1,434,000 up by 1,000. In comparison to the previous week’s average, the 4-week moving average was 1,337,750,