In the week ending February 14, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 283,000, a decrease of 21,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 304,000. The 4 - week movin g average was 283,250, a decrease of 6,500 from the previous week's unrevised average of 289,750. 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 e nding February 7, unchanged from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending February 7 was ... (full story)