Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims for the week ending February 15

[mahatmakanejeeves]

From the source, the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration:

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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA

In the week ending February 15, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 219,000, an increase of
5,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 213,000 to
214,000. The 4-week moving average was 215,250, a decrease of 1,000 from the previous week's revised average. The
previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 216,000 to 216,250.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.2 percent for the week ending February 8,
unchanged from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured
unemployment during the week ending February 8 was 1,869,000, an increase of 24,000 from the previous week's
revised level. The previous week's level was revised down by 5,000 from 1,850,000 to 1,845,000. The 4-week moving
average was 1,862,500, a decrease of 7,750 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was
revised down by 1,250 from 1,871,500 to 1,870,250.

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UNADJUSTED DATA

The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 222,627 in the week ending
February 15, a decrease of 10,118 (or -4.3 percent) from the previous week. The seasonal factors had expected a decrease
of 15,416 (or -6.6 percent) from the previous week. There were 199,337 initial claims in the comparable week in 2024.

The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.4 percent during the week ending February 8, unchanged from
the prior week. The advance unadjusted level of insured unemployment in state programs totaled 2,193,878, an increase
of 6,054 (or 0.3 percent) from the preceding week. The seasonal factors had expected a decrease of 22,136 (or -1.0
percent) from the previous week. A year earlier the rate was 1.4 percent and the volume was 2,092,801.

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[Jarqui]

1. Going forward under President Musk, how will we know this data is accurate?

Not only does he have to contend with the liar-in-chief ...
He's so busy chasing 300 year old people collecting social security ...

[Lovie777]

2. True............

but we will on the ground which has aleady begun.

Same with polls too.

[LonePirate]

3. It seems they are not counting these federal firings. Something is definitely amiss here.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

5. This does not count who was fired or laid off that week. This counts initial claims for unemployment benefits.

It takes a while for that to work its way into the system.

I added some paragraphs to reflect that.

And good morning.

[LonePirate]

6. Except those people should be filing unemployment claims.

They seem to be missing from the count unless you assume they not filing unemployment claims.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

7. Apparently they will show up in the next few weeks.

I added some paragraphs to reflect that.

And good morning.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

4. Slightly more Americans apply for unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs remain relatively low

And now, from those people who continue to give us the Gulf of Mexico:

AP Business
{Slightly} more Americans apply for unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs remain relatively low

by MATT OTT, Associated Press - 02/20/25 8:50 AM ET

Slightly more Americans applied for jobless benefits last week, but layoffs remained in the same recent healthy range.

The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits rose by 5,000 to 219,000 for the week ending Feb. 15, the Labor Department said Thursday. Analysts projected that 215,000 new applications would be filed.

Weekly applications for jobless benefits are considered a proxy for layoffs. ... The four-week average, which evens out some of the week-to-week volatility, fell by 1,000 to 215,250.

Some analysts say they expect layoffs ordered by the Department of Government Efficiency to show up in the report in the coming weeks.

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