04 June 2015

• U.S. Initial Unemployment Claims — 30 May 2015


In the week ending May 30, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 276,000, a decrease of 8,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 2,000 from 282,000 to 284,000.

The 4-week moving average was 274,750, an increase of 2,750 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 500 from 271,500 to 272,000.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.6 percent for the week ending May 23, 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 May 23 was 2,196,000, a decrease of 30,000 from the previous week's revised level.

The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending May 16 were in Alaska (3.2), Puerto Rico (2.9), New Jersey (2.5), California (2.4), Connecticut (2.2), Nevada (2.2), Pennsylvania (2.2), Wyoming (2.1), Massachusetts (2.0), the Virgin Islands (2.0), and West Virginia (2.0).

The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending May 23 were in Kansas (+2,716), Missouri (+1,713), Kentucky (+708), Minnesota (+704), and Mississippi (+661), while the largest decreases were in Washington (-507), Oregon (-376), Ohio (-365), Vermont (-320), and North Carolina (-261).

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.

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