<H3>• U.S. Initial Unemployment Claims — 04 APR 2015 </H3>

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In the week ending April 4, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 281,000, an increase of 14,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised down by 1,000 from 268,000 to 267,000. The 4-week moving average was 282,250, a decrease of 3,000 from the previous week's revised average. This is the lowest level for this average since June 3, 2000 when it was 281,500. The previous week's average was revised down by 250 from 285,500 to 285,250. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.7 percent for the week ending March 28, unchanged from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending March 28 was 2,304,000, a decrease of 23,000 from the previous week's revised level. The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending March 21 were in Alaska (3.9), New Jersey (3.4), Connecticut (3.2), Rhode Island (3.1), Massachusetts (3.0), Pennsylvania (3.0), Puerto Rico (2.8), California (2.7), Illinois (2.7), Montana (2.6), and West Virginia (2.6). The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending March 28 were in Oregon (+1,044), Wisconsin (+880), Arkansas (+570), Illinois (+549), and South Carolina (+418), while the largest decreases were in Pennsylvania (-2,338), Tennessee (-1,226), California (-999), Texas (-976), and Idaho (-944). 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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