<H3>• U.S. Initial Unemployment Claims — 18 April 2015 </H3>

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In the week ending April 18, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 295,000, an increase of 1,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 294,000. The 4-week moving average was 284,500, an increase of 1,750 from the previous week's unrevised average of 282,750. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.7 percent for the week ending April 11, unchanged from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending April 11 was 2,325,000, an increase of 50,000 from the previous week's revised level. The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending April 4 were in Alaska (3.6), New Jersey (3.1), Connecticut (3.0), Puerto Rico (2.8), Massachusetts (2.7), Rhode Island (2.7), Pennsylvania (2.6), California (2.5), Illinois (2.5), and West Virginia (2.4). The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending April 11 were in California (+10,575), New York (+8,356), New Jersey (+4,319), Kentucky (+3,471), and Michigan (+3,043), while the largest decreases were in Illinois (-1,002), Oregon (-854), Arkansas (-356), Minnesota (-262), and Idaho (-177). 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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