<H3>• U.S. Initial Unemployment Claims — 05 September 2015 </H3>

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In the week ending September 5, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 275,000, a decrease of 6,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised down by 1,000 from 282,000 to 281,000. The 4-week moving average was 275,750, an increase of 500 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised down by 250 from 275,500 to 275,250. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.7 percent for the week ending August 29, unchanged from the previous week's unrevised rate. The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending August 22 were in Puerto Rico (3.4), New Jersey (2.9), Connecticut (2.7), Pennsylvania (2.4), Alaska (2.3), California (2.3), Nevada (2.2), Rhode Island (2.2), Massachusetts (2.1), and the Virgin Islands (2.1). The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending August 29 were in New York (+4,642), Ohio (+1,027), Indiana (+824), Oregon (+809), and Illinois (+586), while the largest decreases were in Pennsylvania (-1,549), California (- 1,301), Michigan (-703), Puerto Rico (-636), and New Jersey (-545). 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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