Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims



Seasonally Adjusted Data






January 30, 2017




Editor's note: This is a partial statement published by the U.S. Department of Labor


Washington, DC - - (January 26, 2017)

In the week ending January 21, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 259,000, an increase of 22,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 3,000 from 234,000 to 237,000. The 4-week moving average was 245,500, a decrease of 2,000 from the previous week's revised average. This is the lowest level for this average since November 3, 1973 when it was 244,000. The previous week's average was revised up by 750 from 246,750 to 247,500.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.5 percent for the week ending January 14, unchanged from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending January 14 was 2,100,000, an increase of 41,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up 13,000 from 2,046,000 to 2,059,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,092,000, a decrease of 1,250 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 3,250 from 2,090,000 to 2,093,250.


Information source: U.S. Department of Labor