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Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims Increase 10,000 to 272,000
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In the week ending February 20, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 272,000, an increase of 10,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 262,000. The 4-week moving average was 272,000, a decrease of 1,250 from the previous week's unrevised average of 273,250. There were no special factors impacting this week's initial claims.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.7 percent for the week ending February 13, unchanged from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending February 13 was 2,253,000, a decrease of 19,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised down by 1,000 from 2,273,000 to 2,272,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,257,000, a decrease of 5,250 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised down by 250 from 2,262,500 to 2,262,250.
Posted: February 25, 2016 Thursday 08:30 AM