Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending March 12, 2016

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 17, 2016

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA

In the week ending March 12, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 265,000, an increase of 7,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised down by 1,000 from 259,000 to 258,000. The 4-week moving average was 268,000, an increase of 750 from the previous week’s revised average. The previous week’s average was revised down by 250 from 267,500 to 267,250.