In the week ending April 3, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims actually increased from the previous week. (DOL)
- 744,000 people filed for unemployment an increase of 16,000 from the previous week’s revised level.
- The 4-week moving average was 723,750, an increase of 2,500 from the previous week’s revised average
States reported 7,553,628 continued weekly claims for Pandemic Unemployment
Assistance benefits
- The states with the largest increases were in Kentucky (+16,100), Georgia (+14,493),
Virginia (+10,684), California (+10,408), and New York (+8,557).
- The states with the largest decreases were in Ohio (-14,879), Massachusetts (-12,001), Indiana (-3,785), Florida (-1,633), and Michigan (-1,622).