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The Department of Labor's weekly claims release lists seasonally adjusted insured unemployment as 1,884,000 and the insured unemployment rate as 1.2% for the week ending January 3, 2026.
The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis’ FRED database, which republishes official Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims data, shows that for the week ending January 3, 2026, seasonally adjusted insured unemployment was 1,884,000 and the seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.2 percent. These values are listed in the release table for the Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report with that exact date and series labels for “Insured Unemployment, SA” and “Insured Unemployment Rate, SA.” Given that the FRED release tables mirror the Department of Labor’s official weekly claims report and show insured unemployment of 1,884,000 and an insured unemployment rate of 1.2% for the week ending January 3, 2026, the statement is accurate as written. Therefore, the verdict is True because the claimed figures match the official seasonally adjusted insured unemployment level and rate for that week.