<H3>• U.S. Initial Unemployment Claims — 12 December 2015 </H3>

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In the week ending December 12, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 271,000, a decrease of 11,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 282,000. The 4-week moving average was 270,500, a decrease of 250 from the previous week's unrevised average of 270,750. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.7 percent for the week ending December 5, unchanged from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending December 5 was 2,238,000, a decrease of 7,000 from the previous week's revised level. The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending November 28 were in Alaska (4.5), Puerto Rico (3.2), California (2.7), Montana (2.7), New Jersey (2.7), West Virginia (2.7), Pennsylvania (2.4), Connecticut (2.3), Nevada (2.3), and Wyoming (2.3). The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending December 5 were in California (+22,487), New York (+13,113), Pennsylvania (+12,021), Texas (+10,782), and Georgia (+8,275), while the largest decreases were in Kentucky (-1,256), Arkansas (-533), Louisiana (-140), and Kansas (-90). 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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