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Collect weekly claims and precise commercial petroleum inventory changes with official schedule exceptions, distinct reporting periods, raw evidence, and revisions. Extend explicit history backfills without changing their default source scope. Report archive gaps and reject mismatched weeks instead of filling current values into history.
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News Release
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Connect with DOL at
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https://blog.dol.gov
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TRANSMISSION OF MATERIALS IN THIS RELEASE IS EMBARGOED UNTIL
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8:30 A.M. (Eastern) Thursday, October 29, 2026
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS
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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
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In the week ending October 24, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 194,000, a decrease of
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1,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 194,000 to
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195,000. The 4-week moving average was 196,750, a decrease of 1,250 from the previous week's revised average. The
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previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 197,750 to 198,000.
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The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.1 percent for the week ending October 17,
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unchanged from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured
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unemployment during the week ending October 17 was 1,701,000, a decrease of 21,000 from the previous week's
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revised level. The previous week's level was revised down by 6,000 from 1,728,000 to 1,722,000. The 4-week moving
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average was 1,710,000, an increase of 500 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was
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revised down by 1,500 from 1,711,000 to 1,709,500.
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UNADJUSTED DATA
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The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 178,851 in the week ending
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October 24, an increase of 5,648 (or 3.3 percent) from the previous week. The seasonal factors had expected an increase
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of 6,040 (or 3.5 percent) from the previous week. There were 203,012 initial claims in the comparable week in 2025.
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The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.0 percent during the week ending October 17, unchanged
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from the prior week. The advance unadjusted level of insured unemployment in state programs totaled 1,490,071, an
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increase of 14,007 (or 0.9 percent) from the preceding week. The seasonal factors had expected an increase of 32,725 (or
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2.2 percent) from the previous week. A year earlier the rate was 1.1 percent and the volume was 1,708,691.
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The total number of continued weeks claimed for benefits in all programs for the week ending October 10 was
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1,500,078, an increase of 14,467 from the previous week. There were 1,712,123 weekly claims filed for benefits in all
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programs in the comparable week in 2025.
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No state was triggered "on" the Extended Benefits program during the week ending October 10.
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Initial claims for UI benefits filed by former Federal civilian employees totaled 442 in the week ending October 17, a
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decrease of 113 from the prior week. There were 387 initial claims filed by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of 40
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from the preceding week.
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There were 4,934 continued weeks claimed filed by former Federal civilian employees the week ending October 10, a
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decrease of 100 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 5,875, an increase of 1,057
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from the prior week.
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