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The mainstream media today reported an increase in initial jobless claims this week to 380,000, an increase of 13,000. This was another huge miss for…
May 19, 2011
The Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report was released this morning for last week. Claims fell 29,000 from a 4,000 upward revision of the previous week. Here is the official statement from the Department of Labor:
In the week …
May 12, 2011
The Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report was released this morning for last week. Claims fell 44,000 from a 4,000 upward revision of the previous week, which takes the number back to approximately the level prior to last week’s b…
May 5, 2011
The Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report was released this morning for last week. Claims rose 43,000 from an upward revision of the previous week to 431,000. That is a 10% increase for the week and a 4-week moving average increase…
April 28, 2011 weekly update
The Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report was released this morning for last week. Claims rose 25,000 from an upward revision of the previous week to 429,000. The 4-week moving average increased by 2.3%. Here is …