But the press corps are not fully doing their job when they just report the seasonally adjusted figure and not the other.

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The not seasonally adjusted figure is 371, 857.

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The not seasonally adjusted figure was 371, 857.

FORBES: Seasonally Adjustment Distorts Figures

Claims for unemployment insurance dropped to a seasonally adjusted 509, 000, from an upwardly revised figure of 530, 000 for the previous week, well below analysts' estimates of 537, 000, according to a survey by Thomson.

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The figure fell 10%, to a seasonally adjusted 593, 000 units, the Commerce Department said.

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The Labor Department said that jobless claims dropped by 20, 000 to a seasonally adjusted 368, 000 for the week ending February 26, from a revised figure the week before.

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