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28. ETA News Release: Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report (02/12/2015)

Source: Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration

Read More: http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/eta/eta20150230.pdf

U.S. Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration
Washington, D.C. 20210
Release Number: USDL 15-230-NAT

Program Contacts:
Tom Stengle [phone]
Tony Sznoluch [phone]
Media Contact: [phone]

TRANSMISSION OF MATERIALS IN THIS RELEASE IS EMBARGOED UNTIL 8:30 A.M. (Eastern) Thursday, February 12, 2015

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA

In the week ending February 7, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 304,000, an increase of 25,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 278,000 to 279,000. The 4-week moving average was 289,750, a decrease of 3,250 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 292,750 to 293,000.

There were no special factors impacting this week's initial claims.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.8 percent for the week ending January 31, unchanged from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending January 31 was 2,354,000, a decrease of 51,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up 5,000 from 2,400,000 to 2,405,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,404,000, a decrease of 18,500 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 1,250 from 2,421,250 to 2,422,500.
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UNADJUSTED DATA

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The total number of people claiming benefits in all programs for the week ending January 24 was 2,884,119, an increase of 44,284 from the previous week. There were 3,497,108 persons claiming benefits in all programs in the comparable week in 2014.