Initial filings for unemployment benefits in California dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday.
New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to 42,065 in the week ending February 28, down from 42,563 the week before, the Labor Department said.
U.S. unemployment claims remained the same at 213,000 last week on a seasonally adjusted basis.
New York saw the largest percentage increase in weekly claims, with claims jumping by 123.9%. Rhode Island, meanwhile, saw the largest percentage drop in new claims, with claims dropping by 60.6%.
USA TODAY Co. is publishing localized versions of this story on its news sites across the country, generated with data from the U.S. Department of Labor’s weekly unemployment insurance claims report.
This article originally appeared on Redding Record Searchlight: Unemployment claims in California declined last week