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November 15,
2001 |
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS
REPORT
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
DATA
In the week ending Nov. 10, the advance
figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 444,000, a decrease
of 8,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 452,000. The
4-week moving average was 474,750, a decrease of 13,000 from the
previous week's revised average of 487,750.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured
unemployment rate was 3.0 percent for the week ending Nov. 3, an
increase of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week's unrevised rate of
2.9 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted
insured unemployment during the week ending Nov. 3 was 3,826,000,
an increase of 126,000 from the preceding week's revised level of
3,700,000. The 4-week moving average was 3,712,500, an increase of 56,500
from the preceding week's revised average of 3,656,000.
UNADJUSTED
DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under
state programs, unadjusted, totaled 457,716 in the week
ending Nov. 10, an increase of 13,900 from the previous
week. There were 294,753 initial claims in the comparable week in 2000.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate
was 2.5 percent during the week ending Nov. 3, an increase of 0.1
percentage point from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number
for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 3,206,569, an
increase of 117,045 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the
rate was 1.4 percent and the volume was 1,760,501.
Extended benefits were not available in any state
during the week ending Oct. 27.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former
Federal civilian employees totaled 1,492 in the week ending Nov. 3, an increase
of 35 from the prior week. There were 1,211 initial claims by newly discharged
veterans, a decrease of 30 from the preceding week.
There were 16,001 former Federal civilian
employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending Oct. 27, a decrease of 1,662
from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled
15,732, an increase of 298 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the
week ending Oct. 27 were in Puerto Rico (5.7 percent), Alaska (4.2), Oregon
(4.0), Washington (3.6), Nevada (3.5), California (3.2), Hawaii(3.2),
Pennsylvania (3.1), Arkansas (3.0), and Massachusetts (3.0).
The largest increases in initial claims for the
week ending Nov. 3 were in California (+3,950), Pennsylvania (+3,626), South
Carolina (+2,606), North Carolina (+2,559), and Massachusetts (+2,303), while
the largest decreases were in Michigan (-4,712), Georgia (-2,736), Illinois
(-2,689), Oklahoma (-1,991), and Virginia (-1,811).
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR
STATE PROGRAMS
|
Advance |
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|
Prior1 |
| WEEK ENDING |
Nov. 10 |
Nov.
3 |
Change |
Oct. 27 |
Year |
| Initial Claims
(SA) |
444,000 |
452,000 |
-8,000 |
496,000 |
329,000 |
| Initial Claims (NSA) |
457,716 |
443,816 |
+13,900 |
436,902 |
294,753 |
| 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) |
474,750 |
487,750 |
-13,000 |
496,000 |
322,000 |
|
Advance |
|
|
|
Prior1 |
| WEEK ENDING |
Nov.
3 |
Oct. 27 |
Change |
Oct.
20 |
Year |
| Ins. Unemployment (SA) |
3,826,000 |
3,700,000 |
+126,000 |
3,686,000 |
2,203,000 |
| Ins. Unemployment (NSA) |
3,206,569 |
3,089,524 |
+117,045 |
3,030,300 |
1,760,501 |
| 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) |
3,712,500 |
3,656,000 |
+56,500 |
3,607,000 |
2,187,750 |
| Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 |
3.0% |
2.9% |
+0.1 |
2.9% |
1.7% |
| Ins. Unemployment
Rate (NSA)2 |
2.5% |
2.4% |
+0.1 |
2.4% |
1.4% |
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS
(UNADJUSTED)
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|
Prior1 |
| WEEK
ENDING |
Nov. 3 |
Oct. 27 |
Change |
Year |
| Federal
Employees |
1,492 |
1,457 |
+35 |
2,273 |
| Newly
Discharged Veterans |
1,211 |
1,241 |
-30 |
1,026 |
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS
(UNADJUSTED)
|
|
|
|
Prior1
|
| WEEK
ENDING |
Oct. 27 |
Oct. 20 |
Change
|
Year
|
| Federal
Employees |
16,001 |
17,663 |
-1,662 |
27,106 |
| Newly Discharged
Veterans |
15,732 |
15,434 |
+298 |
12,734 |
| Railroad
Retirement Board |
4,000 |
4,000 |
0 |
3,000 |
| Extended
Benefits |
0 |
4 |
-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 11/03/2001
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
| State |
Change |
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State Supplied
Comment |
| MI |
-4,712 |
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Fewer layoffs in the automobile
industry. |
| GA |
-2,736 |
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Fewer layoffs in the automobile,
fabricated metals, and communications industries. |
| IL |
-2,689 |
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Fewer layoffs in the service,
manufacturing, construction, and air transportation industries. |
| OK |
-1,991 |
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No comment. |
| VA |
-1,811 |
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Fewer layoffs in the textile,
non-electrical machinery, electrical equipment, and air transportation
industries. |
| TN |
-1,454 |
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Fewer layoffs in the insurance carriers,
transportation equipment, fabricated metals, rubber/plastics, and industrial
machinery industries. |
| NY |
-1,333 |
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No comment. |
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
| MN |
+1,137 |
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Layoffs in the construction and mining
industries. |
| WA |
+1,428 |
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No commnet. |
| AL |
+2,009 |
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Layoffs in the rubber/plastics industry.
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| MA |
+2,303 |
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Layoffs in the manufacturing,
construction, and administrative/support/management industries. |
| NC |
+2,559 |
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Layoffs in the transportation equipment
and textile industries. |
| SC |
+2,606 |
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Layoffs in the heavy duty truck industry.
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| PA |
+3,626 |
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Layoffs in the paper, stone/clay/glass,
finance/insurance/real estate, and electrical equipment industries. |
| CA |
+3,950 |
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Layoffs in the construction and service
industries, and agriculture. |
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