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8:30 A.M. (Eastern) Thursday, January 12, 2023

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA

In the week ending January 7, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 205,000, a decrease of 1,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 2,000 from 204,000 to 206,000. The 4-week moving average was 212,500, a decrease of 1,750 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 500 from 213,750 to 214,250.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.1 percent for the week ending December 31, 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 December 31 was 1,634,000, a decrease of 63,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up 3,000 from 1,694,000 to 1,697,000. The 4-week moving average was 1,679,500, a decrease of 8,750 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 750 from 1,687,500 to 1,688,250.

UNADJUSTED DATA

The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 339,286 in the week ending January 7, an increase of 60,799 (or 21.8 percent) from the previous week. The seasonal factors had expected an increase of 62,505 (or 22.4 percent) from the previous week. There were 414,810 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 December 24 was 1,734,355, an increase of 132,576 from the previous week. There were 2,093,144 weekly claims filed for benefits in all programs in the comparable week in 2021.

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Weekly Claims Archives
Weekly Claims Data

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Release Number: USDL 23-43-NAT

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