Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report

The following news release was published by the Employment and Training Administration on March 24, 2016. It is reproduced in full below.

In the week ending March 19, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 265,000, an increase of 6,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised down by 6,000 from 265,000 to 259,000. The 4-week moving average was 259,750, an increase of 250 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised down by 8,500 from 268,000 to 259,500.

Source: Employment and Training Administration