April 8, 2010

Initial Unemployment Claims Rise Last Week

From the DOL:

In the week ending April 3, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 460,000, an increase of 18,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 442,000. The 4-week moving average was 450,250, an increase of 2,250 from the previous week's revised average of 448,000.

The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending March 27 were in:

  • Texas (+3,640)
  • Oregon (+2,412)
  • New Jersey (+1,715)
  • California (+1,275)
  • Kentucky (+926)

The largest decreases were in:

  • Michigan (-2,240)
  • Illinois (-1,872)
  • Oklahoma (-1,270)
  • Missouri (-1,079)
  • North Carolina (-673)

The complete report can be found here.

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