Initial jobless claims in the United States for the week ending April 12 decreased by 9,000 from the previous week's revised figure to 215,000, the Department of Labor said in a report on Thursday. The 4-week moving average was 220,750, a decrease of 2,500 from the previous week's revised average of 223,250.
The insured unemployment rate in the week ending April 5 stood at 1.2%, with the unemployment total at 1,885,000, up by 41,000 from the previous week's revised level. The 4-week moving average was 1,867,250, an increase of 1,000 from the previous week's revised average.
