--- source: U.S. Department of Labor url: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OPA/newsreleases/ui-claims/20260435.pdf document_type: pdf date_retrieved: 2026-03-15 period: "Week ending March 7, 2026 (initial claims); week ending February 28, 2026 (insured unemployment)" parent_publication: "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims News Release" indicators_covered: [Initial Jobless Claims, Jobless Claims 4-week Average, Continuing Jobless Claims] --- # Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims ## Page 1 1 News Release Connect with DOL at https://blog.dol.gov TRANSMISSION OF MATERIALS IN THIS RELEASE IS EMBARGOED UNTIL 8:30 A.M. (Eastern) Thursday, March 12, 2026 REVISION TO SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT FACTORS Note: Calendar Year (CY) 2026 seasonal factors and revised seasonal factors for CY 2021-2025 for both initial claims and continued claims will be available at https://www.bls.gov/lau/seasonal-adjustment-for-weekly-unemployment- insurance-claims.htm by 12:00 P.M. (Eastern) on Thursday, March 19, 2026. Revisions to the historical series for CY 2021-2025 for both initial claims and continued claims will be published on March 19, 2026, 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 213,000, a decrease of 1,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 213,000 to 214,000. The 4-week moving average was 212,000, a decrease of 4,000 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 215,750 to 216,000. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.2 percent for the week ending February 28, unchanged from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending February 28 was 1,850,000, a decrease of 21,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up 3,000 from 1,868,000 to 1,871,000. The 4-week moving average was 1,851,750, a decrease of 500 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 750 from 1,851,500 to 1,852,250. ## Page 2 2 UNADJUSTED DATA The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 206,161 in the week ending March 7, a decrease of 8,108 (or -3.8 percent) from the previous week. The seasonal factors had expected a decrease of 6,843 (or -3.2 percent) from the previous week. There were 214,006 initial claims in the comparable week in 2025. The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.4 percent during the week ending February 28, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted level of insured unemployment in state programs totaled 2,145,846, a decrease of 65,547 (or -3.0 percent) from the preceding week. The seasonal factors had expected a decrease of 41,160 (or -1.9 percent) from the previous week. A year earlier the rate was 1.4 percent and the volume was 2,151,269. ## Page 3 3 The total number of continued weeks claimed for benefits in all programs for the week ending February 21 was 2,248,526, an increase of 75,257 from the previous week. There were 2,265,341 weekly claims filed for benefits in all programs in the comparable week in 2025. No state was triggered "on" the Extended Benefits program during the week ending February 21. Initial claims for UI benefits filed by former Federal civilian employees totaled 617 in the week ending February 28, an increase of 88 from the prior week. There were 342 initial claims filed by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of 27 from the preceding week. There were 12,544 continued weeks claimed filed by former Federal civilian employees the week ending February 21, an increase of 562 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 4,700, an increase of 355 from the prior week. The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending February 21 were in Rhode Island (3.3), Massachusetts (2.9), New Jersey (2.9), Washington (2.5), Minnesota (2.4), California (2.3), New York (2.3), Illinois (2.2), Montana (2.2), Connecticut (2.1), and Michigan (2.1). The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending February 28 were in New York (+17,265), Michigan (+4,482), New Jersey (+1,247), Texas (+964), and Connecticut (+790), while the largest decreases were in Rhode Island (-1,620), Oklahoma (-1,284), Massachusetts (-980), Tennessee (-929), and California (-804). ## Page 4 4 UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS WEEK ENDING March 7 February 28 Change February 21 Prior Year1 Initial Claims (SA) 213,000 214,000 -1,000 213,000 223,000 Initial Claims (NSA) 206,161 214,269 -8,108 194,270 214,006 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 212,000 216,000 -4,000 220,500 228,500 WEEK ENDING February 28 February 21 Change February 14 Prior Year1 Insured Unemployment (SA) 1,850,000 1,871,000 -21,000 1,822,000 1,851,000 Insured Unemployment (NSA) 2,145,846 2,211,393 -65,547 2,137,682 2,151,269 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 1,851,750 1,852,250 -500 1,844,750 1,862,750 Insured Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.2% 1.2% 0.0 1.2% 1.2% Insured Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 1.4% 1.4% 0.0 1.4% 1.4% INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED) WEEK ENDING February 28 February 21 Change Prior Year1 Federal Employees (UCFE) 617 529 +88 1,580 Newly Discharged Veterans (UCX) 342 369 -27 364 CONTINUED WEEKS CLAIMED FILED FOR UI BENEFITS IN ALL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED) WEEK ENDING February 21 February 14 Change Prior Year1 Regular State 2,203,554 2,130,362 +73,192 2,222,155 Federal Employees 12,544 11,982 +562 8,215 Newly Discharged Veterans 4,700 4,345 +355 4,376 Extended Benefits3 30 13 +17 122 State Additional Benefits4 3,617 3,365 +252 2,851 STC / Workshare 5 24,081 23,202 +879 27,622 TOTAL 2,248,526 2,173,269 +75,257 2,265,341 FOOTNOTES SA - Seasonally Adjusted Data, NSA - Not Seasonally Adjusted Data Continued weeks claimed represent all weeks of benefits claimed during the week being reported, and do not represent weeks claimed by unique individuals. 1. Prior year is comparable to most recent data. 2. Most recent week used covered employment of 153,398,888 as denominator. 3. Information on the EB program can be found here: EB Program information 4. Some states maintain additional benefit programs for those claimants who exhaust regular benefits, and when applicable, extended benefits. Information on states that participate, and the extent of benefits paid, can be found starting on page 4-5 of this link: Extensions and Special Programs PDF 5. Information on STC/Worksharing can be found starting on page 4-11 of the following link: Extensions and Special Programs PDF ## Page 5 5 Advance State Claims - Not Seasonally Adjusted Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended March 7 Insured Unemployment For Week Ended February 28 STATE Advance Prior Wk Change Advance Prior Wk Change Alabama 1,622 1,691 -69 7,630 8,593 -963 Alaska 552 471 81 2,128 5,288 -3,160 Arizona 2,414 2,344 70 15,681 17,484 -1,803 Arkansas 1,566 1,625 -59 4,416 5,053 -637 California 42,981 41,759 1,222 407,414 416,762 -9,348 Colorado 3,175 2,819 356 36,106 37,293 -1,187 Connecticut 3,470 3,888 -418 35,562 35,434 128 Delaware 319 292 27 6,860 6,949 -89 District of Columbia 805 824 -19 8,876 8,028 848 Florida 5,458 5,084 374 25,243 29,449 -4,206 Georgia 4,320 4,153 167 25,212 26,821 -1,609 Hawaii 1,071 950 121 5,714 5,564 150 Idaho 952 899 53 9,813 10,835 -1,022 Illinois 7,724 7,326 398 124,822 129,302 -4,480 Indiana 2,577 2,514 63 24,641 25,117 -476 Iowa 1,450 1,524 -74 18,344 19,289 -945 Kansas 1,244 1,287 -43 9,712 9,044 668 Kentucky 1,755 1,963 -208 13,495 17,531 -4,036 Louisiana 1,118 1,258 -140 5,152 6,609 -1,457 Maine 646 493 153 9,831 9,582 249 Maryland 2,068 2,202 -134 26,776 26,626 150 Massachusetts 5,611 4,713 898 101,353 104,359 -3,006 Michigan 5,697 8,220 -2,523 80,466 91,300 -10,834 Minnesota 3,919 3,789 130 73,758 70,602 3,156 Mississippi 745 820 -75 5,570 6,335 -765 Missouri 6,138 2,337 3,801 20,201 22,434 -2,233 Montana 566 600 -34 10,546 10,855 -309 Nebraska 591 598 -7 7,665 8,158 -493 Nevada 2,511 2,440 71 27,231 28,075 -844 New Hampshire 411 972 -561 4,291 4,824 -533 New Jersey 9,750 10,475 -725 125,781 121,275 4,506 New Mexico 782 786 -4 11,091 10,961 130 New York 16,978 31,338 -14,360 209,309 223,330 -14,021 North Carolina 3,218 3,051 167 18,766 20,252 -1,486 North Dakota 374 378 -4 6,834 6,440 394 Ohio 5,588 4,921 667 59,885 62,251 -2,366 Oklahoma 861 1,108 -247 10,365 10,515 -150 Oregon 5,115 4,569 546 41,854 39,746 2,108 Pennsylvania 11,043 9,806 1,237 112,372 114,335 -1,963 Puerto Rico * 1,030 1,028 2 16,347 16,328 19 Rhode Island 1,172 1,049 123 16,608 16,203 405 South Carolina 1,754 1,972 -218 14,602 15,565 -963 South Dakota 184 207 -23 3,100 3,127 -27 Tennessee 2,870 2,603 267 17,675 18,469 -794 Texas 15,565 15,662 -97 146,366 155,929 -9,563 Utah 1,686 1,413 273 15,320 15,978 -658 Vermont 315 790 -475 4,574 3,898 676 Virgin Islands * 9 10 -1 202 224 -22 Virginia 4,008 2,528 1,480 22,246 20,560 1,686 Washington 5,783 5,939 -156 93,841 88,876 4,965 West Virginia 633 683 -50 9,177 8,676 501 Wisconsin 3,597 3,769 -172 31,923 31,968 -45 Wyoming 370 329 41 3,099 2,892 207 US Total 206,161 214,269 -8,108 2,145,846 2,211,393 -65,547 Note: Advance claims are not directly comparable to claims reported in prior weeks. Advance claims are reported by the state liable for paying the unemployment compensation, whereas previous weeks reported claims reflect claimants by state of residence. In addition, claims reported as "workshare equivalent" in the previous week are added to the advance claims as a proxy for the current week's "workshare equivalent" activity. *Denotes OUI estimate. ## Page 6 6 Seasonally Adjusted US Weekly UI Claims (in thousands) Week Ending Initial Claims Change from Prior Week 4-Week Average Insured Unemployment Change from Prior Week 4-Week Average IUR March 1, 2025 224 -19 226.50 1,851 -41 1,862.75 1.2 March 8, 2025 223 -1 228.50 1,881 30 1,867.75 1.2 March 15, 2025 225 2 228.75 1,847 -34 1,867.75 1.2 March 22, 2025 225 0 224.25 1,893 46 1,868.00 1.2 March 29, 2025 219 -6 223.00 1,844 -49 1,866.25 1.2 April 5, 2025 224 5 223.25 1,878 34 1,865.50 1.2 April 12, 2025 216 -8 221.00 1,833 -45 1,862.00 1.2 April 19, 2025 223 7 220.50 1,908 75 1,865.75 1.3 April 26, 2025 241 18 226.00 1,872 -36 1,872.75 1.2 May 3, 2025 229 -12 227.25 1,877 5 1,872.50 1.2 May 10, 2025 228 -1 230.25 1,893 16 1,887.50 1.2 May 17, 2025 226 -2 231.00 1,907 14 1,887.25 1.3 May 24, 2025 239 13 230.50 1,902 -5 1,894.75 1.2 May 31, 2025 248 9 235.25 1,951 49 1,913.25 1.3 June 7, 2025 250 2 240.75 1,937 -14 1,924.25 1.3 June 14, 2025 246 -4 245.75 1,964 27 1,938.50 1.3 June 21, 2025 237 -9 245.25 1,956 -8 1,952.00 1.3 June 28, 2025 232 -5 241.25 1,954 -2 1,952.75 1.3 July 5, 2025 228 -4 235.75 1,951 -3 1,956.25 1.3 July 12, 2025 221 -7 229.50 1,946 -5 1,951.75 1.3 July 19, 2025 217 -4 224.50 1,936 -10 1,946.75 1.3 July 26, 2025 219 2 221.25 1,968 32 1,950.25 1.3 August 2, 2025 227 8 221.00 1,942 -26 1,948.00 1.3 August 9, 2025 224 -3 221.75 1,961 19 1,951.75 1.3 August 16, 2025 234 10 226.00 1,944 -17 1,953.75 1.3 August 23, 2025 229 -5 228.50 1,939 -5 1,946.50 1.3 August 30, 2025 236 7 230.75 1,927 -12 1,942.75 1.3 September 6, 2025 264 28 240.75 1,928 1 1,934.50 1.3 September 13, 2025 232 -32 240.25 1,916 -12 1,927.50 1.3 September 20, 2025 219 -13 237.75 1,921 5 1,923.00 1.3 September 27, 2025 224 5 234.75 1,929 8 1,923.50 1.3 October 4, 2025 235 11 227.50 1,928 -1 1,923.50 1.3 October 11, 2025 220 -15 224.50 1,947 19 1,931.25 1.3 October 18, 2025 232 12 227.75 1,957 10 1,940.25 1.3 October 25, 2025 220 -12 226.75 1,964 7 1,949.00 1.3 November 1, 2025 229 9 225.25 1,946 -18 1,953.50 1.3 November 8, 2025 228 -1 227.25 1,953 7 1,955.00 1.3 November 15, 2025 222 -6 224.75 1,944 -9 1,951.75 1.3 November 22, 2025 217 -5 224.00 1,937 -7 1,945.00 1.3 November 29, 2025 192 -25 214.75 1,830 -107 1,916.00 1.2 December 6, 2025 237 45 217.00 1,885 55 1,899.00 1.2 December 13, 2025 224 -13 217.50 1,914 29 1,891.50 1.2 December 20, 2025 215 -9 217.00 1,856 -58 1,871.25 1.2 December 27, 2025 200 -15 219.00 1,903 47 1,889.50 1.2 January 3, 2026 207 7 211.50 1,875 -28 1,887.00 1.2 January 10, 2026 199 -8 205.25 1,865 -10 1,874.75 1.2 January 17, 2026 210 11 204.00 1,819 -46 1,865.50 1.2 January 24, 2026 209 -1 206.25 1,841 22 1,850.00 1.2 January 31, 2026 232 23 212.50 1,852 11 1,844.25 1.2 February 7, 2026 229 -3 220.00 1,864 12 1,844.00 1.2 February 14, 2026 208 -21 219.50 1,822 -42 1,844.75 1.2 February 21, 2026 213 5 220.50 1,871 49 1,852.25 1.2 February 28, 2026 214 1 216.00 1,850 -21 1,851.75 1.2 March 7, 2026 213 -1 212.00 ## Page 7 7 INITIAL CLAIMS FILED DURING WEEK ENDED FEBRUARY 28 INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT FOR WEEK ENDED FEBRUARY 21 CHANGE FROM CHANGE FROM TOTAL INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT STATE NAME STATE LAST WEEK YEAR AGO UCFE 1 UCX 1 STATE (%) 2 LAST WEEK YEAR AGO UCFE 1 UCX 1 Alabama 1,691 70 -133 6 8 8,593 0.4 -309 -417 63 12 8,668 Alaska 471 18 16 1 0 5,288 1.7 -141 11 89 6 5,383 Arizona 2,344 -42 -793 0 4 17,484 0.6 -174 -4,966 98 21 17,603 Arkansas 1,625 314 152 1 0 5,053 0.4 652 -3,276 20 2 5,075 California 41,759 -804 -303 113 66 416,762 2.3 41,840 -14,350 2,043 1,292 420,097 Colorado 2,819 -170 -184 7 13 37,293 1.3 1,600 3,522 329 194 37,816 Connecticut 3,888 790 952 0 4 35,434 2.1 2,581 164 51 28 35,513 Delaware 292 5 97 3 2 6,949 1.5 311 313 17 2 6,968 District of Columbia 824 217 -581 42 1 8,028 1.4 -75 -2,236 1,073 6 9,107 Florida 5,084 -524 -482 24 21 29,449 0.3 487 -3,899 189 76 29,714 Georgia 4,153 -18 -622 36 17 26,821 0.6 -330 -3,338 253 75 27,149 Hawaii 950 -184 78 2 7 5,564 0.9 -268 141 53 60 5,677 Idaho 899 -7 -370 2 1 10,835 1.3 -177 -1,079 174 9 11,018 Illinois 7,326 115 -2,689 9 6 129,302 2.2 -68 -10,479 525 124 129,951 Indiana 2,514 45 -449 40 2 25,117 0.8 -511 -1,425 59 22 25,198 Iowa 1,524 -19 -385 1 0 19,289 1.3 -1,665 -5,412 20 7 19,316 Kansas 1,287 289 -203 1 0 9,044 0.6 -253 -4,237 38 23 9,105 Kentucky 1,963 194 -951 1 0 17,531 0.9 2,291 3,972 92 37 17,660 Louisiana 1,258 157 -146 3 0 6,609 0.3 -195 -4,926 49 8 6,666 Maine 493 -150 -123 1 0 9,582 1.5 120 270 40 3 9,625 Maryland 2,202 73 -383 54 10 26,626 1.0 -635 173 734 62 27,422 Massachusetts 4,713 -980 -658 5 0 104,359 2.9 5,465 11,593 309 52 104,720 Michigan 8,220 4,482 2,594 4 2 91,300 2.1 12,677 10,780 201 33 91,534 Minnesota 3,789 166 -560 3 3 70,602 2.4 -65 -3,288 141 64 70,807 Mississippi 820 -29 44 5 1 6,335 0.6 -9 -298 49 10 6,394 Missouri 2,337 28 -1,149 3 2 22,434 0.8 285 -4,713 109 18 22,561 Montana 600 -78 -80 10 0 10,855 2.2 262 -843 365 10 11,230 Nebraska 598 74 -648 3 1 8,158 0.8 -229 90 21 1 8,180 Nevada 2,440 -367 120 3 0 28,075 1.8 623 1,737 156 63 28,294 New Hampshire 972 494 -1 2 1 4,824 0.7 10 560 18 0 4,842 New Jersey 10,475 1,247 1,248 22 22 121,275 2.9 -1,364 -15 342 226 121,843 New Mexico 786 -4 -67 1 1 10,961 1.3 58 102 130 30 11,121 New York 31,338 17,265 1,287 21 15 223,330 2.3 13,811 27,062 609 233 224,172 North Carolina 3,051 -149 -290 5 0 20,252 0.4 -479 -6,599 113 79 20,444 North Dakota 378 72 46 3 0 6,440 1.5 -55 -62 14 3 6,457 Ohio 4,921 -56 -1,628 8 6 62,251 1.1 -4,115 -6,229 130 79 62,460 Oklahoma 1,108 -1,284 -149 4 3 10,515 0.6 140 168 74 35 10,624 Oregon 4,569 -368 468 16 4 39,746 2.0 182 5,130 632 80 40,458 Pennsylvania 9,806 320 -1,383 13 9 114,335 1.9 -1,964 -5,357 499 116 114,950 Puerto Rico 1,028 -138 -97 7 1 16,328 1.8 -646 -105 312 69 16,709 Rhode Island 1,049 -1,620 43 3 0 16,203 3.3 1,619 52 43 15 16,261 South Carolina 1,972 79 43 6 6 15,565 0.7 8 636 51 40 15,656 South Dakota 207 5 7 1 0 3,127 0.7 -11 -93 22 2 3,151 Tennessee 2,603 -929 -132 1 7 18,469 0.6 -419 953 59 36 18,564 Texas 15,662 964 -653 69 84 155,929 1.1 5,534 3,349 714 840 157,483 Utah 1,413 448 -129 14 3 15,978 0.9 -194 584 296 20 16,294 Vermont 790 406 119 0 0 3,898 1.3 -3 85 2 0 3,900 Virgin Islands 10 -1 -39 1 0 224 0.7 20 -62 20 2 246 Virginia 2,528 -5 -353 15 5 20,560 0.5 -138 2,889 277 69 20,906 Washington 5,939 21 -51 13 3 88,876 2.5 -385 3,427 655 384 89,915 West Virginia 683 -326 -287 4 1 8,676 1.3 -1,521 -1,831 63 13 8,752 Wisconsin 3,769 -101 -1,899 2 0 31,968 1.1 -461 -5,849 59 6 32,033 Wyoming 329 -6 -14 3 0 2,892 1.1 -6 -56 50 3 2,945 Totals 214,269 19,999 -11,750 617 342 2,211,393 1.4 73,711 -17,677 12,544 4,700 2,228,637 Figures appearing in columns showing over-the-week changes reflect all revisions in data for prior week submitted by state agencies. 1. The Unemployment Compensation program for Federal Employees (UCFE) and the Unemployment Compensation for Ex-servicemembers (UCX) exclude claims filed jointly under other programs to avoid duplication. 2. Rate is not seasonally adjusted. The source of U.S. total covered employment is BLS. ## Page 8 8 UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED FEBRUARY 28, 2026 STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 State Change NY +17,265 MI +4,482 NJ +1,247 State Supplied Comment Layoffs in transportation and warehousing, accommodation and food services, and in health care and social assistance industries. Layoffs in manufacturing industry. No comment. STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 State Change State Supplied Comment RI -1,620 No comment. OK -1,284 No comment. ## Page 9 9 TECHNICAL NOTES This news release presents the weekly unemployment insurance (UI) claims reported by each state's unemployment insurance program offices. These claims may be used for monitoring workload volume, assessing state program operations and for assessing labor market conditions. States initially report claims directly taken by the state liable for the benefit payments, regardless of where the claimant who filed the claim resided. These are the basis for the advance initial claims and continued claims reported each week. These data come from ETA 538, Advance Weekly Initial and Continued Claims Report. The following week initial claims and continued claims are revised based on a second reporting by states that reflect the claimants by state of residence. These data come from the ETA 539, Weekly Claims and Extended Benefits Trigger Data Report. A. Initial Claims An initial claim is a claim filed by an unemployed individual after a separation from an employer. The claimant requests a determination of basic eligibility for the UI program. When an initial claim is filed with a state, certain programmatic activities take place and these result in activity counts including the count of initial claims. The count of U.S. initial claims for unemployment insurance is a leading economic indicator because it is an indication of emerging labor market conditions in the country. However, these are weekly administrative data which are difficult to seasonally adjust, making the series subject to some volatility. B. Continued Weeks Claimed A person who has already filed an initial claim and who has experienced a week of unemployment then files a continued claim to claim benefits for that week of unemployment. On a weekly basis, continued claims are also referred to as insured unemployment, as continued claims reflect a good approximation of the current number of insured unemployed workers filing for UI benefits. The count of U.S. continued weeks claimed is also a good indicator of labor market conditions. While continued claims are not a leading indicator (they roughly coincide with economic cycles at their peaks and lag at cycle troughs), they provide confirming evidence of the direction of the U.S. economy. C. Seasonal Adjustments and Annual Revisions Over the course of a year, the weekly changes in the levels of initial claims and continued claims undergo regularly occurring fluctuations. These fluctuations may result from seasonal changes in weather, major holidays, the opening and closing of schools, or other similar events. Because these seasonal events follow a more or less regular pattern each year, their influence on the level of a series can be tempered by adjusting for regular seasonal variation. These adjustments make trend and cycle developments easier to spot. At the beginning of each calendar year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics provides the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) with a set of seasonal factors to apply to the unadjusted data during that year. Concurrent with the implementation and release of the new seasonal factors, ETA incorporates revisions to the UI claims historical series caused by updates to the unadjusted data. For further questions on the seasonal adjustment methodology, please see the official release page for the UI claims seasonal adjustment factors or contact BLS directly through the Local Area Unemployment Statistics web contact form. Weekly Claims Archives Weekly Claims Data U.S. Department of Labor news materials are accessible at http://www.dol.gov. The Department's Reasonable Accommodation Resource Center converts Departmental information and documents into alternative formats, which include Braille and large print. For alternative format requests, please contact the Department at (202) 693 -7828 (voice) or (800) 877-8339 (federal relay). U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Washington, D.C. 20210 Release Number: USDL 26-435-NAT Program Contacts: Lawrence S. 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