Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Oct. 31

The latest Unemployment Insurance (UI) Weekly Claims Report is now available from the US Department of Labor. The four-week moving average of nationwide initial claims was 356,250, an increase of 8,000 from the previous week's unrevised average of 348,250.

The report dated 31 October 2013 reflects our unemployment numbers for week-ending 19 October 2013. During this week, 1,812 initial claims were filed in Utah compared to 1,964 the prior week. The numbers listed below are based on the four-week moving average.

• 3,244 initial UI claims filed (increase of 92 from the prior week and increase of 1,426 from same week in 2012). 
• 14,419 continued UI weeks claimed (increase of 310 from the prior week and increase of 1,630 from same week in 2012). 
• 2,562 continued Extended Unemployment Compensation (EUC08) weeks claimed (decrease of 30 from the prior week and decrease of 2,902 from the same week in 2012).