As to your initial claim - well, that doesn't seem to hold up either.

It was the second straight week that initial claims showed an increase.

Initial claims fell 45,000 for the week ended April 27.

Initial claims for unemployment benefits fell by 21,000, the Government said.

Initial claims for unemployment insurance dropped last week to a rather low level of 348,000.

And initial claims for unemployment benefits fell by 3,000 last week.

Technical Data estimated that the number of initial claims would be between 324,000 and 341,000, or about 330,000.

Initial claims for unemployment benefits stayed high last week, at 410,000.

In another sign of a strong economy, initial claims for unemployment benefits fell.

It is the third straight week that initial claims have risen by more than 500,000.