
Jobless Claims Hit 221K, But Insured Unemployment Rise Sparks Concern
State-level trends and regional trimming State-level data reveals the conditions of the labor market mixed. The most significant increase in early claims was described in Massachusetts (+3,808), Road Island (+2,081), and Illinois (+1,539), mainly due to pruning in education, transportation, construction and manufacturing. In contrast, Kentaki (-3,074), California (-2,657), and Tennessi (-2,550) saw the greatest…