Applications for unemployment benefits filed by federal employees remained at an elevated level as the Trump administration continued to terminate workers across US agencies.

Initial jobless claims for week ended March 8: -2K to 220K vs. 226K consensus and 222K prior (revised from 221K), according to data released by the Department of Labor on Thursday. The four-week moving average was 226,000, an increase of 1,500 from the prior week's average of 224,500 (revised from 224,250).

Here's a look at how weekly unemployment claims changed in Pennsylvania last week compared with the week prior.

Fewer Americans filed for initial jobless benefits last week, reversing a spike in the previous week's data. The Department of Labor figures also suggested that claims by former federal employees increased mid-February.

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Michigan rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, increased to 6,502 in the week ending March 8,

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in New Jersey dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to 8,832 in the week ending March 1, down from 9,761 the week before, the Labor Department said.