Current Seasonal Factors for Adjusting Weekly Initial and Continued Claims for Unemployment Insurance : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Current seasonal factors for adjusting weekly initial and continued claims for unemployment insurance, January 2018–March 2024
Week ending date	Initial claims	Continued claims
1/6/2018	1.602	1.226
1/13/2018	1.545	1.160
1/20/2018	1.125	1.194
1/27/2018	1.174	1.164
2/3/2018	1.088	1.164
2/10/2018	1.038	1.154
2/17/2018	0.971	1.138
2/24/2018	0.909	1.141
3/3/2018	0.992	1.119
3/10/2018	0.922	1.082
3/17/2018	0.884	1.078
3/24/2018	0.886	1.045
3/31/2018	0.868	1.030
4/7/2018	0.989	0.990
4/14/2018	0.956	0.982
4/21/2018	0.969	0.952
4/28/2018	0.893	0.940
5/5/2018	0.902	0.904
5/12/2018	0.879	0.907
5/19/2018	0.899	0.899
5/26/2018	0.912	0.906
6/2/2018	0.859	0.923
6/9/2018	0.980	0.938
6/16/2018	0.944	0.949
6/23/2018	1.003	0.985
6/30/2018	1.017	0.979
7/7/2018	1.225	1.058
7/14/2018	1.131	1.061
7/21/2018	0.957	1.053
7/28/2018	0.868	1.044
8/4/2018	0.880	1.034
8/11/2018	0.875	1.027
8/18/2018	0.836	1.012
8/25/2018	0.834	0.999
9/1/2018	0.865	0.949
9/8/2018	0.799	0.950
9/15/2018	0.843	0.915
9/22/2018	0.843	0.903
9/29/2018	0.819	0.882
10/6/2018	0.920	0.863
10/13/2018	0.916	0.863
10/20/2018	0.917	0.863
10/27/2018	0.917	0.862
11/3/2018	0.984	0.875
11/10/2018	1.066	0.869
11/17/2018	1.007	0.822
11/24/2018	0.921	0.989
12/1/2018	1.369	0.974
12/8/2018	1.260	0.987
12/15/2018	1.175	1.005
12/22/2018	1.279	1.016
12/29/2018	1.376	1.165
1/5/2019	1.555	1.211
1/12/2019	1.583	1.168
1/19/2019	1.266	1.161
1/26/2019	1.068	1.149
2/2/2019	1.082	1.147
2/9/2019	1.053	1.134
2/16/2019	0.978	1.120
2/23/2019	0.901	1.125
3/2/2019	0.990	1.105
3/9/2019	0.930	1.062
3/16/2019	0.890	1.061
3/23/2019	0.874	1.029
3/30/2019	0.893	1.021
4/6/2019	0.964	0.977
4/13/2019	0.957	0.972
4/20/2019	0.946	0.944
4/27/2019	0.910	0.936
5/4/2019	0.901	0.900
5/11/2019	0.876	0.902
5/18/2019	0.900	0.897
5/25/2019	0.898	0.905
6/1/2019	0.852	0.926
6/8/2019	0.974	0.937
6/15/2019	0.943	0.955
6/22/2019	0.997	0.991
6/29/2019	1.006	0.986
7/6/2019	1.089	1.068
7/13/2019	1.159	1.076
7/20/2019	0.990	1.077
7/27/2019	0.893	1.059
8/3/2019	0.879	1.059
8/10/2019	0.898	1.042
8/17/2019	0.842	1.038
8/24/2019	0.843	1.019
8/31/2019	0.868	0.979
9/7/2019	0.815	0.972
9/14/2019	0.839	0.946
9/21/2019	0.863	0.924
9/28/2019	0.826	0.906
10/5/2019	0.901	0.879
10/12/2019	0.960	0.873
10/19/2019	0.887	0.871
10/26/2019	0.917	0.865
11/2/2019	0.964	0.878
11/9/2019	1.047	0.863
11/16/2019	1.002	0.911
11/23/2019	1.145	0.868
11/30/2019	0.945	1.004
12/7/2019	1.284	0.967
12/14/2019	1.175	1.001
12/21/2019	1.245	0.992
12/28/2019	1.340	1.130
1/4/2020	1.507	1.198
1/11/2020	1.618	1.155
1/18/2020	1.277	1.142
1/25/2020	1.090	1.136
2/1/2020	1.078	1.130
2/8/2020	1.062	1.118
2/15/2020	0.994	1.098
2/22/2020	0.897	1.113
2/29/2020	0.988	1.090
3/7/2020	0.938	1.048
3/14/2020	0.907	1.042
3/21/2020	1.000	1.053
3/28/2020	1.006	1.019
4/4/2020	1.004	1.004
4/11/2020	1.006	1.004
4/18/2020	1.005	0.999
4/25/2020	1.006	1.000
5/2/2020	0.998	0.996
5/9/2020	0.996	0.996
5/16/2020	0.994	0.994
5/23/2020	0.990	0.996
5/30/2020	0.983	0.995
6/6/2020	0.988	0.997
6/13/2020	0.989	0.998
6/20/2020	0.986	1.001
6/27/2020	0.986	1.000
7/4/2020	0.984	1.007
7/11/2020	1.030	1.009
7/18/2020	0.985	1.005
7/25/2020	0.953	0.999
8/1/2020	0.941	1.000
8/8/2020	0.939	0.998
8/15/2020	0.948	0.995
8/22/2020	0.929	0.992
8/29/2020	0.938	0.987
9/5/2020	0.961	0.972
9/12/2020	0.911	0.977
9/19/2020	0.948	0.971
9/26/2020	0.920	0.969
10/3/2020	0.920	0.962
10/10/2020	0.978	0.959
10/17/2020	0.942	0.959
10/24/2020	0.943	0.955
10/31/2020	0.953	0.964
11/7/2020	0.977	0.956
11/14/2020	0.960	0.972
11/21/2020	1.044	0.938
11/28/2020	0.964	1.001
12/5/2020	1.084	0.977
12/12/2020	1.048	1.000
12/19/2020	1.048	0.980
12/26/2020	1.065	1.035
1/2/2021	1.119	1.080
1/9/2021	1.216	1.081
1/16/2021	1.102	1.064
1/23/2021	1.043	1.080
1/30/2021	1.051	1.077
2/6/2021	1.059	1.076
2/13/2021	1.032	1.069
2/20/2021	1.008	1.094
2/27/2021	1.065	1.074
3/6/2021	1.032	1.066
3/13/2021	1.073	1.058
3/20/2021	1.005	1.047
3/27/2021	1.065	1.037
4/3/2021	1.036	1.019
4/10/2021	1.086	1.013
4/17/2021	1.030	1.000
4/24/2021	1.065	0.999
5/1/2021	0.987	0.982
5/8/2021	0.990	0.981
5/15/2021	0.967	0.968
5/22/2021	0.944	0.979
5/29/2021	1.007	0.974
6/5/2021	0.869	0.984
6/12/2021	0.951	0.988
6/19/2021	0.940	1.006
6/26/2021	0.976	1.018
7/3/2021	1.057	1.024
7/10/2021	1.111	1.086
7/17/2021	1.085	1.102
7/24/2021	0.941	1.074
7/31/2021	0.891	1.083
8/7/2021	0.919	1.056
8/14/2021	0.868	1.069
8/21/2021	0.860	1.036
8/28/2021	0.851	1.040
9/4/2021	0.867	0.978
9/11/2021	0.802	0.993
9/18/2021	0.891	0.949
9/25/2021	0.845	0.946
10/2/2021	0.853	0.905
10/9/2021	0.970	0.891
10/16/2021	0.892	0.882
10/23/2021	0.918	0.865
10/30/2021	0.917	0.883
11/6/2021	1.001	0.848
11/13/2021	0.962	0.906
11/20/2021	1.121	0.820
11/27/2021	0.960	0.999
12/4/2021	1.316	0.935
12/11/2021	1.195	0.997
12/18/2021	1.175	0.963
12/25/2021	1.270	1.051
1/1/2022	1.378	1.168
1/8/2022	1.706	1.156
1/15/2022	1.343	1.120
1/22/2022	1.153	1.150
1/29/2022	1.108	1.139
2/5/2022	1.066	1.130
2/12/2022	1.037	1.126
2/19/2022	0.959	1.099
2/26/2022	0.924	1.102
3/5/2022	0.965	1.072
3/12/2022	0.947	1.040
3/19/2022	0.854	1.028
3/26/2022	0.923	1.013
4/2/2022	0.910	0.987
4/9/2022	1.007	0.961
4/16/2022	0.909	0.948
4/23/2022	0.979	0.937
4/30/2022	0.902	0.914
5/7/2022	0.884	0.895
5/14/2022	0.899	0.901
5/21/2022	0.873	0.898
5/28/2022	0.907	0.909
6/4/2022	0.845	0.935
6/11/2022	0.948	0.954
6/18/2022	0.955	0.972
6/25/2022	0.971	1.013
7/2/2022	1.031	1.010
7/9/2022	1.101	1.081
7/16/2022	1.111	1.096
7/23/2022	0.953	1.075
7/30/2022	0.899	1.078
8/6/2022	0.917	1.055
8/13/2022	0.880	1.064
8/20/2022	0.862	1.036
8/27/2022	0.845	1.038
9/3/2022	0.876	0.978
9/10/2022	0.791	0.992
9/17/2022	0.885	0.949
9/24/2022	0.846	0.947
10/1/2022	0.844	0.907
10/8/2022	0.961	0.891
10/15/2022	0.901	0.882
10/22/2022	0.918	0.866
10/29/2022	0.910	0.881
11/5/2022	0.994	0.846
11/12/2022	0.948	0.904
11/19/2022	1.136	0.812
11/26/2022	0.936	1.002
12/3/2022	1.333	0.939
12/10/2022	1.211	0.996
12/17/2022	1.174	0.969
12/24/2022	1.265	1.037
12/31/2022	1.351	1.137
1/7/2023	1.655	1.168
1/14/2023	1.440	1.124
1/21/2023	1.161	1.151
1/28/2023	1.132	1.141
2/4/2023	1.066	1.131
2/11/2023	1.043	1.125
2/18/2023	0.972	1.101
2/25/2023	0.913	1.106
3/4/2023	0.974	1.078
3/11/2023	0.950	1.041
3/18/2023	0.863	1.033
3/25/2023	0.912	1.012
4/1/2023	0.907	0.995
4/8/2023	0.981	0.961
4/15/2023	0.933	0.951
4/22/2023	0.982	0.938
4/29/2023	0.908	0.919
5/6/2023	0.888	0.896
5/13/2023	0.893	0.901
5/20/2023	0.881	0.897
5/27/2023	0.896	0.909
6/3/2023	0.842	0.931
6/10/2023	0.952	0.950
6/17/2023	0.948	0.966
6/24/2023	0.974	1.011
7/1/2023	1.011	1.002
7/8/2023	1.090	1.079
7/15/2023	1.132	1.093
7/22/2023	0.968	1.080
7/29/2023	0.905	1.075
8/5/2023	0.911	1.060
8/12/2023	0.892	1.062
8/19/2023	0.861	1.041
8/26/2023	0.844	1.038
9/2/2023	0.881	0.984
9/9/2023	0.793	0.993
9/16/2023	0.874	0.954
9/23/2023	0.855	0.948
9/30/2023	0.836	0.912
10/7/2023	0.945	0.893
10/14/2023	0.913	0.882
10/21/2023	0.915	0.869
10/28/2023	0.908	0.877
11/4/2023	0.981	0.848
11/11/2023	0.934	0.899
11/18/2023	1.142	0.808
11/25/2023	0.914	0.994
12/2/2023	1.335	0.947
12/9/2023	1.227	0.986
12/16/2023	1.171	0.974
12/23/2023	1.251	1.018
12/30/2023	1.329	1.148
1/6/2024	1.571	1.175
1/13/2024	1.543	1.123
1/20/2024	1.164	1.152
1/27/2024	1.164	1.142
2/3/2024	1.066	1.133
2/10/2024	1.050	1.125
2/17/2024	0.987	1.102
2/24/2024	0.903	1.110
3/2/2024	0.984	1.085
3/9/2024	0.949	1.043
3/16/2024	0.882	1.037
3/23/2024	0.893	1.012
3/30/2024	0.890	1.003

Last Modified Date: April 6, 2023