US jobless claims fell -9k to 215k last week, below expectations of initial claims at 225k.

• Not seasonally adjusted claims increased 3.1k to 219.7k.
• Total insured unemployment increased 41k to 1.885 million, slightly above projections of a smaller increase to 1.870 million.
• The insured unemployment rate remained unchanged at 1.2%.
• Total federal employees claims (UCFE) increased by 34 to 542, up from 327 a year ago.
• As of the week of March 29, total federal employee continued claims was up around 1.6k vs a year ago to 7.2k.

• In the state details, Virginia, Florida, and Washington reported layoffs in the manufacturing industry.