claims will be made available March 19, 2020, with the release of the Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims News Release. UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending March 7, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 211,000, a decrease of 4,000 from the previous week's revised level. In the week ending March 7, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 211,000, a decrease of 4,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised down by 1,000 from 216,000 to 215,000. The number of Americans filling for unemployment benefits decreased by 3 thousand to 216 thousand in the week ended February 29th from the previous week’s unrevised level of 219 thousand and compared to market expectations of 215 thousand.