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February 19, 2026
First-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits fell in the week ending on February 14, according to a report released by the Labor Department on Thursday. The report stated that initial jobless claims decreased to 206,000, a 23,000 drop from the previous week's level of 229,000. The Labor Department said the less volatile four-week moving average also edged down to 219,000, a decrease of 1,000 from the previous week's average of 220,000.
Meanwhile, the report stated that continuing claims, a measure of the number of people receiving ongoing unemployment assistance, increased by 17,000 to 1.869 million in the week ending on February 7. The four-week moving average of continuing claims also inched up to 1,845,250, an increase of 1,000 from the previous week's average of 1,844,250. 02/19/2026 - 09:33:00 (RTTNews)
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