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| EMPLOYMENT AND
TRAINING ADMINISTRATION |
USDL
01-411 |
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Contact: |
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November 8,
2001 |
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS
REPORT
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
DATA
In the week ending Nov. 3, the advance
figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 450,000, a decrease
of 46,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 496,000. The
4-week moving average was 487,250, a decrease of 8,750 from the
previous week's revised average of 496,000.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured
unemployment rate was 2.9 percent for the week ending Oct. 27,
unchanged from the prior week's unrevised rate of 2.9 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted
insured unemployment during the week ending Oct. 27 was 3,724,000,
an increase of 34,000 from the preceding week's revised level of
3,690,000. The 4-week moving average was 3,663,000, an increase of 55,000
from the preceding week's revised average of 3,608,000.
UNADJUSTED
DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under
state programs, unadjusted, totaled 442,062 in the week
ending Nov. 3, an increase of 5,377 from the previous
week. There were 342,767 initial claims in the comparable week in 2000.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate
was 2.4 percent during the week ending Oct. 27, unchanged from
the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits
in state programs totaled 3,109,232, an increase of 76,431 from the
preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 1.4 percent and the volume was
1,827,518.
Extended benefits were not available in any state
during the week ending Oct. 20.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former
Federal civilian employees totaled 1,453 in the week ending Oct. 27, a decrease
of 5 from the prior week. There were 1,239 initial claims by newly discharged
veterans, a decrease of 32 from the preceding week.
There were 17,720 former Federal civilian
employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending Oct. 20, an increase of
1,764 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits
totaled 15,564, a decrease of 151 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the
week ending Oct. 20 were in Puerto Rico (6.4 percent), Oregon (3.8), Alaska
(3.6), Nevada (3.4), Washington (3.4), Hawaii (3.2), California (3.1),
Pennsylvania (3.1), Arkansas (2.9), and Massachusetts (2.9).
The largest increases in initial claims for the
week ending Oct. 27 were in Michigan (+3,895), North Carolina (+3,257), Georgia
(+3,162), Virginias (+1,763), and Oregon (+1,553), while the largest decreases
were in California (-4,473), Kansas (-2,105), Nevada (-1,436), Delaware
(-1,221), and Colorado (-1,154).
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR
STATE PROGRAMS
|
Advance |
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|
Prior1 |
| WEEK ENDING |
Nov. 3 |
Oct.
27 |
Change |
Oct. 20 |
Year |
| Initial Claims
(SA) |
450,000 |
496,000 |
-46,000 |
507,000 |
343,000 |
| Initial Claims (NSA) |
442,062 |
436,685 |
+5,377 |
429,541 |
342,767 |
| 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) |
487,250 |
496,000 |
-8,750 |
505,750 |
317,250 |
|
Advance |
|
|
|
Prior1 |
| WEEK ENDING |
Oct.
27 |
Oct. 20 |
Change |
Oct.
13 |
Year |
| Ins. Unemployment (SA) |
3,724,000 |
3,690,000 |
+34,000 |
3,638,000 |
2,189,000 |
| Ins. Unemployment (NSA) |
3,109,232 |
3,032,801 |
+76,431 |
2,964,722 |
1,827,518 |
| 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) |
3,663,000 |
3,608,000 |
+55,000 |
3,529,000 |
2,186,000 |
| Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 |
2.9% |
2.9% |
0.0 |
2.8% |
1.7% |
| Ins. Unemployment
Rate (NSA)2 |
2.4% |
2.4% |
0.0 |
2.3% |
1.4% |
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS
(UNADJUSTED)
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|
Prior1 |
| WEEK
ENDING |
Oct. 27 |
Oct. 20 |
Change |
Year |
| Federal
Employees |
1,453 |
1,458 |
-5 |
1,901 |
| Newly
Discharged Veterans |
1,239 |
1,271 |
-32 |
1,052 |
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS
(UNADJUSTED)
|
|
|
|
Prior1
|
| WEEK
ENDING |
Oct. 20 |
Oct. 13 |
Change
|
Year
|
| Federal
Employees |
17,720 |
15,956 |
+1,764 |
24,522 |
| Newly Discharged
Veterans |
15,564 |
15,715 |
-151 |
12,298 |
| Railroad
Retirement Board |
4,000 |
4,000 |
0 |
3,000 |
| Extended
Benefits |
4 |
0 |
+4 |
0 |
FOOTNOTES
SA - Seasonally Adjusted Data
NSA - Not Seasonally Adjusted Data
1 - Prior year
is comparable to most recent data.
2 - Most recent week
used covered employment of 128,507,448 as denominator.
UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 10/27/2001
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
| State |
Change |
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State Supplied
Comment |
| CA |
-4,473 |
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Fewer layoffs in the construction,
wholesale trade, retail trade, service, and motion picture industries. |
| KS |
-2,105 |
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Fewer layoffs
in the transportation, trade, and manufacturing industries.
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| NV |
-1,436 |
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No comment. |
| DE |
-1,221 |
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No comment. |
| CO |
-1,154 |
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No comment. |
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
| WI |
+1,122 |
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Layoffs in manufacturing,
construction, service, transportation, and communications
industries. |
| TN |
+1,143 |
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Layoffs in the apparel, electronic
equipment, furniture, industrial machinery, scientific instruments,
lumber/wood, printing/publishing, rubber/plastics, service, and transportation
equipment industries. |
| TX |
+1,168 |
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Layoffs in manufacturing, retail trade,
and information industries. |
| OH |
+1,341 |
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No comment. |
| IL |
+1,367 |
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Layoffs in the service, manufacturing,
construction, and airlines industries. |
| OR |
+1,553 |
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No comment. |
| VA |
+1,763 |
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Layoffs in the textile, furniture, retail
trade, and air transportation industries. |
| GA |
+3,162 |
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Layoffs in the automobile,
communications, and fabricated metals industries. |
| NC |
+3,257 |
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Layoffs in the textile, furniture, and
stone/clay/glass industries. |
| MI |
+3,895 |
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Layoffs in the automobile industry. |
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