Mumbai, Nov. 13 -- Initial jobless claims in the United States for the week ending November 7 stood at 200,000, increasing by 9,000 compared to last week's revised figures, the Department of Labor said in its report on Thursday. The 4-week moving average remained unchanged from the previous week's revised average of 195,250.
The insured unemployment rate was 1.1% for the week ending October 31, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised rate. The number for insured unemployment came in at 1,697,000, decreasing by 20,000 from the previous week's unrevised level. The 4-week moving average was 1,707,750, falling 1,500 from the previous week's revised average.
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