| In the week ending March 28, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 268,000, a decrease of 20,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 6,000 from 282,000 to 288,000.
The 4-week moving average was 285,500, a decrease of 14,750 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 3,250 from 297,000 to 300,250.  The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending March 14 were in Alaska (4.1), New Jersey (3.5), Connecticut (3.3), Pennsylvania (3.3), Rhode Island (3.2), California (3.0), Massachusetts (3.0), Illinois (2.9), Puerto Rico (2.9), and West Virginia (2.9). The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending March 21 were in Texas (+2,035), Oklahoma (+429), Nebraska (+396), Arizona (+297), and Rhode Island (+216), while the largest decreases were in Tennessee (-3,589), California (-2,535), Pennsylvania (-1,692), Michigan (-1,555), and Maryland (-609). 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/ |
02 April 2015
• U.S. Initial Unemployment Claims — 28 MAR 2015
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