Jobless Claims Rise in February

Washington, D.C., March 5, 2015—The advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 320,000 for the week ending February 28, says the Department of Labor.

This is an increase of 7,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 313,000.

The 4-week moving average was 304,750, an increase of 10,250 from the previous week's unrevised average of 294,500.