Jan 8 (Reuters) - U.S. Labor Department report of initial state jobless benefit claims, seasonally adjusted.
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Unemployment Week Ended Initial Claims 4-Week Avg. Continued Claims rate (pct)
01/03/15 294,000 290,500 N/A N/A
12/27/14 298,000 290,750 2,452,000 1.8
12/20/14 281,000 290,500 2,351,000-R 1.8
12/13/14 289,000 298,750 2,407,000-R 1.8
12/06/14 295,000 299,500 2,378,000 1.8
11/29/14 297,000 299,000 2,520,000 1.9
11/22/14 314,000 294,250 2,372,000 1.8
11/15/14 292,000 287,750 2,323,000 1.8
REVISIONS:
Continued Claims: Dec. 20 from 2,353,000; Dec. 13 from 2,406,000
Reuters survey of U.S. economists' forecast:
U.S. Initial Jobless Claims: 290,000
U.S. Continued Claims: 2.368 mln
NOTES:
UNADJUSTED INITIAL JOBLESS CLAIMS ROSE TO 425,399 JAN 3 WEEK FROM 389,818 PRIOR WEEK
UNADJUSTED CONTINUED CLAIMS ROSE TO 2,758,693 DEC 27 WEEK FROM 2,351,211 PRIOR WEEK
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