<H3>• U.S. Initial Unemployment Claims – 19 April 2014 </H3>

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In the week ending April 19, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 329,000, an increase of 24,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 304,000 to 305,000. The 4-week moving average was 316,750, an increase of 4,750 from the previous week's unrevised average of 312,000. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.0 percent for the week ending April 12, a decrease of 0.1 percent from the previous week's unrevised rate of 2.1 percent. The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending April 5 were in Alaska (4.9), New Jersey (3.6), Connecticut (3.3), Illinois (3.3), Pennsylvania (3.2), Puerto Rico (3.2), California (3.1), Rhode Island (3.1), Massachusetts (3.0), Maine (2.8), Nevada (2.8), and Wisconsin (2.8). The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending April 12 were in California (+9,213), Michigan (+2,900), Pennsylvania (+2,618), Texas (+1,792), and Indiana (+1,723), while the largest decreases were in Oregon (-2,244), Georgia (-1,602), Ohio (-1,007), Massachusetts (-615), and Illinois (-571). Note: “Insured unemployment rate” refers to individuals who are unemployed and receiving UC benefits. See the complete report at this link: USDOL-BLS

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