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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA

In the week ending February 1, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 219,000, an increase of
11,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 207,000 to
208,000. The 4-week moving average was 216,750, an increase of 4,000 from the previous week's revised average. The
previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 212,500 to 212,750.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.2 percent for the week ending January 25,
unchanged from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured
unemployment during the week ending January 25 was 1,886,000, an increase of 36,000 from the previous week's
revised level. The previous week's level was revised down by 8,000 from 1,858,000 to 1,850,000. The 4-week moving
average was 1,872,250, an increase of 2,250 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was
revised down by 2,000 from 1,872,000 to 1,870,000.

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UNADJUSTED DATA

The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 239,690 in the week ending
February 1, an increase of 11,370 (or 5.0 percent) from the previous week. The seasonal factors had expected a decrease
of 208 (or -0.1 percent) from the previous week. There were 234,729 initial claims in the comparable week in 2024.

The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.5 percent during the week ending January 25, an increase of
0.1 percentage point from the prior week. The advance unadjusted level of insured unemployment in state programs
totaled 2,252,447, an increase of 82,270 (or 3.8 percent) from the preceding week. The seasonal factors had expected an
increase of 38,852 (or 1.8 percent) from the previous week. A year earlier the rate was 1.4 percent and the volume was
2,130,017.

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Weekly Claims Archives
Weekly Claims Data

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Release Number: USDL 25-170-NAT

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