The Labor Department released its weekly unemployment statistics on Thursday. It showed that about 213,000 workers filed for unemployment benefits in the week ending on September 10th. Here is the official statement from the Labor Department:

In the week ending September 10, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 213,000, a decrease of 5,000 from the Previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised down by 4,000 from 222,000 to 218,000. The 4-week moving average was 224,000, a decrease of 8,000 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised down by 1,000 from 233,000 to 232,000.