<H3>• U.S. Initial Unemployment Claims — 29 November 2014 </H3>

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In the week ending November 29, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 297,000, a decrease of 17,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 313,000 to 314,000. The 4-week moving average was 299,000, an increase of 4,750 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 294,000 to 294,250. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.8 percent for the week ending November 22, unchanged from the previous week's revised rate. The previous week's rate was revised up by 0.1 from 1.7 to 1.8 percent. The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending November 15 were in Alaska (4.2), Puerto Rico (3.4), the Virgin Islands (3.1), New Jersey (2.9), California (2.5), Connecticut (2.4), Nevada (2.4), Montana (2.3), Pennsylvania (2.3), and Massachusetts (2.2). The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending November 22 were in California (+19,173), Pennsylvania (+8,213), Ohio (+7,117), Illinois (+4,283), and Wisconsin (+3,262), while the largest decreases were in Montana (- 1,182), Colorado (-622), Wyoming (-291), South Carolina (-237), and District of Columbia (-7). 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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