US unemployment claims at record 5.84 million

From Calculated Risk:

The DOL reports on weekly unemployment insurance claims:

In the week ending April 4, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 654,000, a decrease of 20,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 674,000. The 4-week moving average was 657,250, a decrease of 750 from the previous week’s revised average of 658,000. … The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending March 28 was 5,840,000, an increase of 95,000 from the preceding week’s revised level of 5,745,000. 

Unemployment Insurance: Continued Claims at Record 5.84 Million