U.S. Jobless Claims Tick Down Last Week

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https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OPA/newsreleases/ui-claims/20230425.pdf

https://www.dol.gov/ui/data.pdf

News Release

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TRANSMISSION OF MATERIALS IN THIS RELEASE IS EMBARGOED UNTIL
8:30 A.M. (Eastern) Thursday, March 2, 2023

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA

In the week ending February 25, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 190,000, a decrease of
2,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 192,000. The 4-week moving average was 193,000, an increase of
1,750 from the previous week's unrevised average of 191,250.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.1 percent for the week ending February 18,
unchanged from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured
unemployment during the week ending February 18 was 1,655,000, a decrease of 5,000 from the previous week's
revised level. The previous week's level was revised up 6,000 from 1,654,000 to 1,660,000. The 4-week moving average
was 1,671,500, an increase of 1,250 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised
up by 1,500 from 1,668,750 to 1,670,250.

UNADJUSTED DATA

The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 201,710 in the week ending
February 25, a decrease of 9,297 (or -4.4 percent) from the previous week. The seasonal factors had expected a decrease
of 6,540 (or -3.1 percent) from the previous week. There were 196,047 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 February 11 was
1,959,037, a decrease of 20,276 from the previous week. There were 1,971,285 weekly claims filed for benefits in all
programs in the comparable week in 2022.

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