Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report

In the week ending February 7, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 227,000, a decrease of 5,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 231,000 to 232,000. The 4-week moving average was 219,500, an increase of 7,000 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 212,250 to 212,500.