Week Ended Initial Claims 4-Week Avg. Continued Claims
08/04/01 385,000 380,000 Unavailable
07/28/01 352,000-r 396,000-r 3,089,000
07/21/01 366,000-r 409,000-r 2,991,000-r
07/14/01 417,000 415,250 3,068,000-r
REVISIONS:
INITIAL CLAIMS: July 28 from 346,000; July 21 from 369,000
FOUR-WEEK AVERAGE: July 28 from 395,250; July 21 from 409,750
CONTINUED CLAIMS: July 21 from 3,002,000; July 14 from 3,082,000
STATES WITH DECREASE IN CLAIMS OF MORE THAN 1,000:
Eighteen states reported decreases in claims of more than 1,000 in the week ended July 28, the latest period for which the data are available.