In the week ending February 10, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 212,000, a decrease of 8,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 2,000 from 218,000 to 220,000. The 4-week moving average was 218,500, an increase of 5,750 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 500 from 212,250 to 212,750. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.3 percent for the week ending February 3, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for ... (full story)