Jobless claims reached a new record in the week ending March 21, as 3.283 million applicants filed for unemployment benefits, an increase of 91.4% from the previous week, according to data from the U.S. Department of Labor.
Bloomberg reported that the number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits rose by 3,000 to 269,000 last week.
In the week ending April 25, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 262,000, the lowest level for initial claims since April 15, 2000.
In the week ending April 4, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 281,000, an increase of 14,000 from the previous week’s revised level and the lowest level since June 3,200.
In the week ending March 28, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 268,000, a decrease of 20,000 from the previous week’s revised level, signaling persistent labor-market strength.
In the week ending March 21, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 282,000, a decrease of 9,000 from the previous week, and a five-week low.
In the week ending March 7, 2015, initial claims decreased 36,000 from the previous week, the U.S. Department of Labor reported, possibly signaling a leveling of the market to more consistent improvement.
In the week ending February 28, the advance figure for initial claims was 320,000, an increase of 7,000 from the previous week’s unrevised level of 313,000, the highest level in nine months.
In the week ending February 14, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 283,000, a decrease of 21,000 from the previous week’s unrevised level of 304,000.
In the week ending February 7, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 304,000, an increase of 25,000 from the previous week’s revised level, according to a U.S. Labor Department report.