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Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims Decrease 16,000 to 269,000
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In the week ending February 6, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 269,000, a decrease of 16,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 285,000. The 4-week moving average was 281,250, a decrease of 3,500 from the previous week's unrevised average of 284,750. There were no special factors impacting this week's initial claims.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.6 percent for the week ending January 30, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending January 30 was 2,239,000, a decrease of 21,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up 5,000 from 2,255,000 to 2,260,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,248,000, a decrease of 6,250 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 1,500 from 2,252,750 to 2,254,250.
Posted: February 11, 2016 Thursday 08:46 AM