This is a weekly released number the one from last week was the monthly number for the previous month! Essentially this is supposed to provide a snap shot into what the labor market is like atm

Yes, so they are leaving a huge amount out. 
So the numbers look small. 

Satosora

The Labor Department lol and it is only for first-time filers!

First-time filings for jobless benefits totaled 233,000 for the week, a decline of 17,000 from the previous week’s upwardly revised level and lower than the Dow Jones estimate for 240,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

econ

Weekly jobless claims fall to 233,000 positive for labor market

Cje95

The Labor Department lol and it is only for first-time filers!

> First-time filings for jobless benefits totaled 233,000 for the week, a decline of 17,000 from the previous week’s upwardly revised level and lower than the Dow Jones estimate for 240,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday.