<H3>• U.S. Initial Unemployment Claims — 21 November 2015 </H3>

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In the week ending November 21, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 260,000, a decrease of 12,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 271,000 to 272,000. The 4-week moving average was 271,000, unchanged from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 270,750 to 271,000. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.6 percent for the week ending November 14, unchanged from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending November 14 was 2,207,000, an increase of 34,000 from the previous week's revised level. The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending November 7 were in Alaska (3.6), Puerto Rico (3.1), New Jersey (2.4), the Virgin Islands (2.4), Pennsylvania (2.1), California (2.0), Connecticut (2.0), Nevada (2.0), West Virginia (2.0), and Illinois (1.8). The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending November 14 were in Louisiana (+1,389), Idaho (+401), Minnesota (+107), North Dakota (+71), and Rhode Island (+37), while the largest decreases were in Texas (-3,120), Kansas (-2,034), New Jersey (-2,013), California (-1,824), and Tennessee (-1,710). 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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