In the week ending December 10, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 366,000, a decrease of 19,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 385,000. The 4-week moving average was 387,750, a decrease of 6,500 from the previous week's revised average of 394,250.

Tennessee reported an increase of 5,719 related to layoffs in the construction, service and textile industries, as well as administrative support services and specialty trade contractors.

U.S. Dept. of Labor weekly claims report...