<H3>• U.S. Initial Unemployment Claims – 27 September 2014 </H3>

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In the week ending September 27, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 287,000, a decrease of 8,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 2,000 from 293,000 to 295,000. Click on table/chart to enlarge. The 4-week moving average was 294,750, a decrease of 4,250 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 500 from 298,500 to 299,000. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.8 percent for the week ending September 20, unchanged from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending September 20 was 2,398,000, a decrease of 45,000 from the previous week's revised level. The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending September 13 were in Puerto Rico (3.7), Alaska (2.9), New Jersey (2.8), California (2.6), Connecticut (2.4), Virgin Islands (2.4), Nevada (2.3), Pennsylvania (2.2), Illinois (2.0), and Massachusetts (2.0). The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending September 20 were in California (+8,830), Michigan (+1,994), Kentucky (+516), Delaware (+412), and Arizona (+201), while the largest decreases were in New York (-3,059), Missouri (-1,792), Georgia (-1,011), Pennsylvania (-829), and Oregon (-828). Note: “Insured unemployment rate” refers to individuals who are unemployed and receiving UC benefits. See the complete report at this link: USDOL-BLS NOTE: This report is provided with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in providing legal, financial, accounting or other professional advice. If professional assistance is required, the services of a competent professional should be sought. Furthermore, while we do our best to ensure that these data are accurate, we suggest that any entity making decisions based on these numbers should verify the data at their source prior to making such decisions.

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