Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims: 4-Week Moving Average at 25 Year High

"In the week ending Nov. 22, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 529,000, a decrease of 14,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 543,000. The 4-week moving average was 518,000, an increase of 11,000 from the previous week's revised average of 507,000. ... The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending Nov. 15 was 3,962,000, a decrease of 54,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 4,016,000."