<H3>• U.S. Initial Unemployment Claims — 15 August 2015 </H3>

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In the week ending August 15, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 277,000, an increase of 4,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised down by 1,000 from 274,000 to 273,000. The 4-week moving average was 271,500, an increase of 5,500 from the previous week's revised average. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.7 percent for the week ending August 8, unchanged from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending August 8 was 2,254,000, a decrease of 24,000 from the previous week's revised level. The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending August 1 were in Puerto Rico (3.9), New Jersey (3.0), Connecticut (2.6), Pennsylvania (2.6), California (2.4), Alaska (2.3), Nevada (2.2), Rhode Island (2.2), Massachusetts (2.1), the Virgin Islands (2.1), and West Virginia (2.1). The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending August 8 were in California (+2,498), Illinois (+2,042), New York (+1,554), Pennsylvania (+1,035), and Puerto Rico (+920), while the largest decreases were in Virginia (-329), Kansas (-236), Florida (-182), Indiana (-116), and Rhode Island (-53). 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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