Prior week 214K revised to 215KIniital jobless claims 189K vs 215K estimate4 week moving average 207.5K vs 211.00 last week Continuing claims 1.785M vs 1.815M estimate. Prior 1.808M4 week moving average of continuing claims 1.797M vs 1.809MThe largest increases in initial claims for the week ending April 18 were in New York (+2,885), California (+1,590),Tennessee (+1,562), Kentucky (+1,179), and South Carolina (+1,115), The largest decreases were in New Jersey(-4,280), Pennsylvania (-2,742), Virginia (-1,528), Wisconsin (-1,248), and Indiana (-1,150)The This article was written by Greg Michalowski at investinglive.com.