ZeroHedge article on the end of QE3 and the "changing" trend in jobless claims. All data in this article and this post are seasonally-adjusted.

Not much of an article, just mostly the graph here: http://i.imgur.com/F3xoeyU.jpg

R1: Take a look at the same data but without being primed by a QE3 line and dates. Does there look like a structural break (i.e. an unexpected shift in the time series)?

http://i.imgur.com/wwH8VOy.jpg

Source: https://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/ICSA

Now weekly claims data are definitely going to look volatile especially since we're looking at such a short time scale, so let's take a look at the 4-week moving average to get a better idea of the trend:

http://i.imgur.com/BNpDVMP.jpg

Source: https://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/IC4WSA

With this moving average it really doesn't look like claims are back to where we started when QE3 ended.

if that doesn't convince you, take a look at the weekly claims data but on a 6-year scale: http://i.imgur.com/kWJvnX6.jpg

Also, I'm not a macroeconomist, but I highly doubt that the end of QE3 would have such an instantaneous effect on jobless claims, even on a several-month time scale.

Bonus trivia: I only came across this ZH post because my Dad liked the link on Facebook and it showed up on my News Feed. Jesus Christ, Dad.