Advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate for week ending December 13: 1.3 percent.

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Data verified by ETA weekly UI claims release.

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The Department of Labor reports that seasonally adjusted initial unemployment claims for the week ending December 20 fell to 214,000 (down 10,000 from the prior week) with a 4-week moving average of 216,750. The seasonally adjusted insured unemployment level for the week ending December 13 rose to 1,923,000 (up 38,000), and the insured unemployment rate was 1.3 percent. On an unadjusted basis, initial claims totaled 264,009 (up 8,832), while continued weeks claimed across all programs fell to 1,905,668. No state was triggered "on" for the Extended Benefits program.

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The Department of Labor's Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims data for week ending December 13, 2025 reports the advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate at 1.3%. The same release notes that this represents an increase of 0.1 percentage point from the previous week's unrevised rate of 1.2%. corroborating data from the Federal Reserve's FRED release tables show the Insured Unemployment Rate (IURNSA) for the week ending December 13, 2025 at 1.3%, consistent with the DOL figure. Additionally, mainstream coverage (e.g., Reuters) references the December 13 week in the UI claims data, aligning with the 1.3% rate cited. Therefore, the statement is accurate and supported by primary and credible sources.

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Update · Dec 25, 2025, 03:00 AMTrue
The Department of Labor's Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims data for week ending December 13, 2025 reports the advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate at 1.3%. The same release notes that this represents an increase of 0.1 percentage point from the previous week's unrevised rate of 1.2%. corroborating data from the Federal Reserve's FRED release tables show the Insured Unemployment Rate (IURNSA) for the week ending December 13, 2025 at 1.3%, consistent with the DOL figure. Additionally, mainstream coverage (e.g., Reuters) references the December 13 week in the UI claims data, aligning with the 1.3% rate cited. Therefore, the statement is accurate and supported by primary and credible sources.
Original article · Dec 24, 2025
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