<H3>• U.S. Initial Unemployment Claims – 26 April 2014 </H3>

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In the week ending April 26, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 344,000, an increase of 14,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 329,000 to 330,000. The 4-week moving average was 320,000, an increase of 3,000 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 316,750 to 317,000. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.1 percent for the week ending April 19, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from the previous week's unrevised rate of 2.0 percent. The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending April 12 were in Alaska (4.6), New Jersey (3.3), California (3.2), Puerto Rico (3.2), Pennsylvania (3.1), Connecticut (3.0), Illinois (2.9), Michigan (2.8), Nevada (2.8), and Rhode Island (2.8). The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending April 19 were in New Jersey (+4,652), Connecticut (+2,073), Maryland (+998), Nevada (+402), and Vermont (+202), while the largest decreases were in Texas (-3,118), California (- 2,887), Pennsylvania (-2,738), New York (-1,740), and Indiana (-1,577). 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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