Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 21, 2013.
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending March 16, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 336,000, an increase of 2,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 334,000. The 4-week moving average was 339,750, a decrease of 7,500 from the previous week’s revised average of 347,250.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.4 percent for the week ending March 9, unchanged from the prior week’s unrevised…






