<H3>• U.S. Initial Unemployment Claims — 22 JAN 2015 </H3>

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In the week ending January 17, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 307,000, a decrease of 10,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 316,000 to 317,000. The 4-week moving average was 306,500, an increase of 6,500 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 2,000 from 298,000 to 300,000. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.8 percent for the week ending January 10, unchanged from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending January 10 was 2,443,000, an increase of 15,000 from the previous week's revised level. The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending January 3 were in Alaska (4.5), New Jersey (4.0), Connecticut (3.8), Pennsylvania (3.7), Rhode Island (3.6), Wisconsin (3.4), Massachusetts (3.3), Montana (3.3), and Puerto Rico (3.0). The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending January 10 were in California (+26,122), Texas (+12,312), Indiana (+6,158), Missouri (+6,151), and Illinois (+5,769), while the largest decreases were in New York (-2,433), Pennsylvania (-1,625), Oregon (-1,314), New Jersey (-841), and South Carolina (-802). 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. © 2015 Connecticut Human Resource Reports, LLC URL: http://connecticuthumanresources.blogspot.com/

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