Initial jobless claims fall by 3,000

(Sept. 20, 2012) -- Initial unemployment insurance claims slipped just 3,000 to a higher-than-expected 382,000 in the week ending Sept. 15, 2012. This retraced little of an 18,000 jump to an upwardly revised 385,000 level the previous week. The four-week moving average of initial claims rose for a fifth consecutive week by climbing to 377,750 from 375,750 the previous week.