ETA News Release: Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report (01/29/2015)

Source: Department of Labor, Employment and Training Admin

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U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration
Washington, D.C. 20210
Release Number: USDL 15-130-NAT

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8:30 A.M. (Eastern) Thursday, January 29, 2015

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA

In the week ending January 24, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 265,000, a decrease of 43,000 from the previous week's revised level. This is the lowest level for initial claims since April 15, 2000 when it was 259,000. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 307,000 to 308,000. The 4-week moving average was 298,500, a decrease of 8,250 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 306,500 to 306,750.

There were no special factors impacting this week's initial claims.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.8 percent for the week ending January 17, unchanged from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending January 17 was 2,385,000, a decrease of 71,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up 13,000 from 2,443,000 to 2,456,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,438,500, an increase of 8,250 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 3,250 from 2,427,000 to 2,430,250.
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UNADJUSTED DATA

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The total number of people claiming benefits in all programs for the week ending January 10 was 2,961,887, a decrease of 87,774 from the previous week. There were 3,565,172 persons claiming benefits in all programs in the comparable week in 2014.

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