Insured unemployment (seasonally adjusted) rose to 1,862,000 for week ending Jan 31, 2026

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The Department of Labor reports that advance seasonally adjusted initial unemployment insurance claims fell to 227,000 for the week ending February 7, down 5,000 from the prior week's revised level. The 4-week moving average rose to 219,500. The seasonally adjusted insured unemployment level increased to 1,862,000 (insured unemployment rate 1.2%), while total continued weeks claimed across all programs rose to 2,248,314. Pennsylvania, New York, Missouri, New Jersey and Illinois recorded the largest single-week increases in initial claims.

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The U.S. Department of Labor’s advance weekly claims release for the period confirms the figure: seasonally adjusted insured unemployment was 1,862,000 for the week ending January 31, 2026, an increase of 21,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The DOL/ETA/OPA weekly claims PDF explicitly reports the same numbers, and third‑party data aggregators mirror that release. Verdict: True — the claim matches the Department of Labor’s official weekly insured‑unemployment report.

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Update · Feb 13, 2026, 07:20 AMTrue
The U.S. Department of Labor’s advance weekly claims release for the period confirms the figure: seasonally adjusted insured unemployment was 1,862,000 for the week ending January 31, 2026, an increase of 21,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The DOL/ETA/OPA weekly claims PDF explicitly reports the same numbers, and third‑party data aggregators mirror that release. Verdict: True — the claim matches the Department of Labor’s official weekly insured‑unemployment report.
Original article · Feb 12, 2026
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