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8:30 A.M. (Eastern) Thursday, February 16, 2023

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA

In the week ending February 11, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 194,000, a decrease of 1,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised down by 1,000 from 196,000 to 195,000. The 4-week moving average was 189,500, an increase of 500 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised down by 250 from 189,250 to 189,000.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.2 percent for the week ending February 4, unchanged from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending February 4 was 1,696,000, an increase of 16,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised down by 8,000 from 1,688,000 to 1,680,000. The 4-week moving average was 1,673,000, an increase of 10,250 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised down by 2,000 from 1,664,750 to 1,662,750.


UNADJUSTED DATA

The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 224,727 in the week ending February 11, a decrease of 9,280 (or -4.0 percent) from the previous week. The seasonal factors had expected a decrease of 8,190 (or -3.5 percent) from the previous week. There were 239,812 initial claims in the comparable week in 2022.

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The total number of continued weeks claimed for benefits in all programs for the week ending January 28 was 1,952,795, an increase of 10,109 from the previous week. There were 2,063,573 weekly claims filed for benefits in all programs in the comparable week in 2022.

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Weekly Claims Archives
Weekly Claims Data

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Release Number: USDL 23-324-NAT

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