<H3>• U.S. Initial Unemployment Claims — 11 July 2015 </H3>

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In the week ending July 11, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 281,000, a decrease of 15,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised down by 1,000 from 297,000 to 296,000. The 4-week moving average was 282,500, an increase of 3,250 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised down by 250 from 279,500 to 279,250. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.6 percent for the week ending July 4, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending July 4 was 2,215,000, a decrease of 112,000 from the previous week's revised level. The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending June 27 were in Puerto Rico (3.5), Connecticut (2.6), New Jersey (2.6), Alaska (2.5), Pennsylvania (2.5), California (2.4), Nevada (2.2), West Virginia (2.2), Rhode Island (2.1), and Arkansas (2.0). The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending July 4 were in Michigan (+9,961), New York (+6,488), California (+5,714), Ohio (+3,190), and Missouri (+2,661), while the largest decreases were in New Jersey (-3,276), Texas (-2,405), Connecticut (-2,180), Maryland (-1,304), and South Carolina (-905). 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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