Weekly jobless claims continued their fall as the economy continues to improve, according to the Department of Labor… (DOL)
- Seasonally adjusted initial claims were 406,000, a decrease of 38,000 from the previous week.
- The 4-week moving average was 458,750, a decrease of 46,000 from the previous week.
The total number of continued claimed benefits in all programs was 15,802,126, a decrease of 175,255 from the previous week…
- The states with the largest increases were New Jersey (+4,812), Washington (+3,023), Minnesota (+1,806), West Virginia (+907), and Rhode Island (+792).
- The state with largest declines were Georgia (-7,392), Kentucky (-7,123), Texas (-3,881), Michigan (-3,560), and Florida (-2,994).