In the week ending April 1, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 228,000, a decrease of 18,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 48,000 from 198,000 to 246,000. The 4-week moving average was 237,750, a decrease of 4,250 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 43,750 from 198,250 to 242,000. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.3 percent for the week ending March 25, unchanged from the previous week's revised rate. The previous week's rate was revised up by 0.1 from 1.2 ... (full story)