<H3>• U.S. Initial Unemployment [Jobless] Claims Up 4k </H3>

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In the week ending April 13, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 352,000, an increase of 4,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 348,000 but down 9.0% from the same week a year ago. The 4-week moving average was 361,250, an increase of 2,750 from the previous week's revised average of 358,500. Click on chart to enlarge The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.4 percent for the week ending April 6, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised rate. The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending March 30 were in Alaska (5.3), Puerto Rico (4.5), New Jersey (3.9), Connecticut (3.7), Pennsylvania (3.7), Wisconsin (3.7), Rhode Island (3.6), Montana (3.5), California (3.4), and Oregon (3.4). The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending April 6 were in New York (+20,120), North Carolina (+4,403), Ohio (+3,029), Michigan (+2,894), and Texas (+2,445), while the largest decreases were in California (-12,893), Kentucky (-1,318), Pennsylvania (-1,299), Indiana (-1,066), and Nevada (-761). Note: “Insured unemployment rate” refers to individuals who are unemployed and receiving UC benefits. Source: USDOL-BLS

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