The Labor Department released its weekly unemployment report on Thursday. It showed that about 238,000 workers filed for unemployment benefits in the week ending on June 15th. Here is the official Labor Department statement:
In the week ending June 15, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 238,000, a decrease of 5,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 242,000 to 243,000. The 4-week moving average was 232,750, an increase ...
