Jobless claims increased 6k to 223k last week (vs 220k expected), the highest since the spike to 242k in the week of December 7th. Not seasonally adjusted claims fell -68.1k to 284k. Total continued claims increased 46k to just under 1.90 million (vs 1.86 million expected), also the highest since early December. The insured unemployment rate remained unchanged at 1.2%.