The number of Americans filing first-time unemployment benefit claims fell to nearly a four-year low last week, but the number of initial claims in Wisconsin continued to increase.
Nationally, jobless claims dropped by 12,000 to a seasonally adjusted 367,000 in the week ended Jan. 28, the U.S. Labor Department said today.
The four-week average of claims fell by 2,000, to 375,750. The monthly average remains near a four-year low and stands at a level that usually suggests a healing labor market.
However, the initial claims in Wisconsin surged last week to 15,045 from 13,957 in the previous week, according to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.
The number of ongoing weekly claims in Wisconsin rose last week to 126,212 from 123,620 in the previous week.
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