The number of initial jobless claims in the United States for the week ending April 23 fell by 13,000 compared to the previous week’s revised figure to land at 553,000, the Labor Department reported on Thursday. The 4-week moving average was 611,750, a decrease of 44,000 from the previous week’s revised average and the lowest level since March 14, 2020. The previous week’s level was revised up by 19,000 to 566,000. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.6% for the week ending April 17, unchanged compared to the previous week. Insured unemployment during the same week was 3,660,000, an increase of 9,000 from the previous week’s revised level.