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December 6,
2001 |
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS
REPORT
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
DATA
In the week ending Dec. 1, the advance
figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 475,000, a decrease
of 18,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 493,000. The
4-week moving average was 460,750, an increase of 5,750 from the
previous week's revised average of 455,000.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured
unemployment rate was 2.8 percent for the week ending Nov. 24, a
decrease of 0.3 percentage point from the prior week's unrevised rate of
3.1 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted
insured unemployment during the week ending Nov. 24 was 3,638,000,
a decrease of 349,000 from the preceding week's revised level of
3,987,000. The 4-week moving average was 3,785,000, a decrease of 16,500
from the preceding week's revised average of 3,801,500.
UNADJUSTED
DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under
state programs, unadjusted, totaled 599,975 in the week ending Dec.1, an
increase of 160,533 from the previous week. There were 477,503
initial claims in the comparable week in 2000.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate
was 2.9 percent during the week ending Nov. 24, an increase of 0.5
percentage point from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number
for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 3,736,198, an
increase of 594,723 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the
rate was 1.9 percent and the volume was 2,394,176.
Extended benefits were not available in any state
during the week ending Nov. 17.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former
Federal civilian employees totaled 1,403 in the week ending Nov. 24, an
increase of 74 from the prior week. There were 853 initial claims by newly
discharged veterans, a decrease of 257 from the preceding week.
There were 17,911 former Federal civilian
employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending Nov. 17, an increase of
1,520 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits
totaled 15,101, a decrease of 752 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the
week ending Nov. 17 were in Alaska (4.7 percent), Oregon (4.3), Washington
(3.9), California (3.4), Hawaii (3.4), Nevada (3.4), Pennsylvania (3.3),
Massachusetts (3.2), Arkansas (3.1), and Idaho (3.0).
The largest increases in initial claims for the
week ending Nov. 24 were in Wisconsin (+20,564), Indiana (+5,514), Kentucky
(+4,942), Oregon (+4,395), and Arkansas (+3,960), while the largest decreases
were in California (-14,872), Michigan (-5,574), Georgia (-4,495), Alabama
(-4,054), and South Carolina (-3,340).
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR
STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance |
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Prior1 |
| WEEK ENDING |
Dec. 1 |
Nov.
24 |
Change |
Nov. 17 |
Year |
| Initial Claims
(SA) |
475,000 |
493,000 |
-18,000 |
433,000 |
352,000 |
| Initial Claims (NSA) |
599,975 |
439,442 |
+160,533 |
420,261 |
447,503 |
| 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) |
460,750 |
455,000 |
+5,750 |
455,750 |
344,750 |
|
Advance |
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Prior1 |
| WEEK ENDING |
Nov.
24 |
Nov. 17 |
Change |
Nov.
10 |
Year |
| Ins. Unemployment (SA) |
3,638,000 |
3,987,000 |
-349,000 |
3,715,000 |
2,324,000 |
| Ins. Unemployment (NSA) |
3,736,198 |
3,141,475 |
+594,723 |
3,176,522 |
2,394,176 |
| 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) |
3,785,000 |
3,801,500 |
-16,500 |
3,726,250 |
2,272,750 |
| Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 |
2.8% |
3.1% |
-0.3 |
2.9% |
1.8% |
| Ins. Unemployment
Rate (NSA)2 |
2.9% |
2.4% |
+0.5 |
2.5% |
1.9% |
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS
(UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1 |
| WEEK
ENDING |
Nov. 24 |
Nov. 17 |
Change |
Year |
| Federal
Employees |
1,403 |
1,329 |
+74 |
1,860 |
| Newly
Discharged Veterans |
853 |
1,110 |
-257 |
776 |
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS
(UNADJUSTED)
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|
Prior1
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| WEEK
ENDING |
Nov. 17 |
Nov. 10 |
Change
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Year
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| Federal
Employees |
17,911 |
16,391 |
+1,520 |
25,976 |
| Newly Discharged
Veterans |
15,101 |
15,853 |
-752 |
11,602 |
| Railroad
Retirement Board |
4,000 |
4,000 |
0 |
3,000 |
| Extended
Benefits |
7 |
0 |
+7 |
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 11/24/2001
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
| State |
Change |
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State Supplied
Comment |
| CA |
-14,872 |
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Fewer layoffs int the wholesale trade and
service industries. |
| MI |
-5,574 |
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Fewer layoffs in the automobile
industry. |
| GA |
-4,495 |
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Fewer layoffs in the industrial machinery
industry. |
| AL |
-4,054 |
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Fewer layoffs in the primary metals,
rubber/plastics, and service industries. |
| SC |
-3,340 |
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No comment. |
| NC |
-2,782 |
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Fewer layoffs in the primary metals
industry. |
| FL |
-2,422 |
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Fewer layoffs in the trade, construction,
service, and manufacturing industries, and agriculture. |
| NJ |
-2,322 |
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Decrease due to a shorter workweek. |
| MO |
-1,593 |
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Fewer layoffs in the construction, retail
trade, service, and rubber/plastics industries. |
| PR |
-1,224 |
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No comment. |
| TN |
-1,067 |
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Fewer layoffs in the rubber/plastics,
industrial machinery, paper, service, and leather goods industries. |
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
| VA |
+1,125 |
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Layoffs in the textile, furniture,
chemical, non-electrical machinery, and electrical equipment industries. |
| VT |
+1,182 |
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Layoffs in manufacturing. |
| MN |
+1,459 |
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Layoffs in the construction and
manufacturing industries. |
| NH |
+1,562 |
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Layoffs in the rubber/plastics, primary
metals, and electrical equipment industries. |
| OK |
+1,706 |
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No comment. |
| PA |
+2,089 |
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Layoffs in the construction, food,
textile, apparel, furniture, primary metals, fabricated metals, electrical
equipment, and transportation industries. |
| ID |
+2,689 |
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No comment. |
| MA |
+3,609 |
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Layoffs in the manufacturing,
construction, and administrative/support/management industries. |
| TX |
+3,774 |
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Layoffs in the manufacturing, wholesale
trade, and information industries. |
| IA |
+3,957 |
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Layoffs in manufacturing. |
| AR |
+3,960 |
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Layoffs in the transportation equipment,
electrical equipment, and rubber/plastics industries. |
| OR |
+4,395 |
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No comment. |
| KY |
+4,942 |
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Layoffs in the apparel, transportation
equipment, and electrical equipment industries. |
| IN |
+5,514 |
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Layoffs in the electrical equipment
industry. |
| WI |
+20,564 |
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Layoffs in the manufacturing,
construction, service, and retail trade industries. |
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