Initial Claims for the Week Ended Feb 07
Updated: 12-Feb-26 09:08 ET





Highlights

• Initial jobless claims for the week ending February 7 decreased by 5,000 to 227,000 (Briefing.com consensus: 230,000).
• Continuing jobless claims for the week ending January 31 increased by 21,000 to 1.862 million.

Key Factors

• The four-week moving average for initial claims increased by 7,000 to 219,500.
• The four-week moving average for continuing claims decreased by 3,250 to 1,846,750.
• The total number of continued weeks claimed for benefits in all programs for the week ending January 24 was 2,248,314, an increase of 76,822 from the previous week. Claims filed in the comparable week a year ago totaled 2,282,333.

Big Picture

• The key takeaway from the report is its steady messaging that layoff activity is low and that hiring activity is slow.

Category	Feb 7	Jan 31	Jan 24	Jan 17	Jan 10
Initial Claims	227K	232K	209K	210K	199K
4-Wk Moving Avg	220K	213K	206K	204K	205K
Continued Benefits		1862K	1841K	1819K	1865K
4-Wk Moving Avg		1847K	1850K	1866K	1875K