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New applications for U.S. unemployment benefits rose by 9,000 to a seasonally adjusted 200,000 in the week ended November 7, while continuing claims fell, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
The previous week’s initial claims figure was revised up by 2,000, from 189,000 to 191,000. The four-week moving average was 195,250, unchanged from the prior week’s revised average. That earlier average was revised up by 500.
Continuing claims, which reflect insured unemployment and are reported with a one-week lag, fell by 20,000 to a seasonally adjusted 1,697,000 in the week ended October 31. The prior week’s figure was revised down by 1,000 to 1,717,000.
The seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate remained at 1.1 percent. The four-week moving average of insured unemployment fell by 1,500 to 1,707,750.
The figures are advance estimates and may be revised in subsequent releases.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims, November 12, 2026.
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