Economic News
Initial U.S. Jobless Claims Fell in Latest Week
TSC Staff
04/19/01 - 08:53 AM EDT
Initial jobless claims in the U.S. fell in the week ended April 14 to 385,000 from a revised 395,000 the previous week, a level that placed the figure above the four-week average of 382,250. The four-week average is the highest since the week of April 13, 1996, when about 388,500 claims were filed each week, according to data from the Labor Department. Twenty-one states reported an increase in claims of more than 1,000 for the week ended April 7, the latest period for which data are available.