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December 28,
2001 |
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS
REPORT
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
DATA
In the week ending Dec. 22, the advance
figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 392,000, an increase
of 7,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 385,000. The 4-week
moving average was 413,250, a decrease of 25,250 from the previous week's
revised average of 438,500.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured
unemployment rate was 2.9 percent for the week ending Dec. 15,
unchanged from the prior week's unrevised rate of 2.9 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted
insured unemployment during the week ending Dec. 15 was 3,700,000,
an increase of 23,000 from the preceding week's revised level of
3,677,000. The 4-week moving average was 3,660,500, a decrease of 71,750
from the preceding week's revised average of 3,732,250.
UNADJUSTED
DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under
state programs, unadjusted, totaled 504,604 in the week
ending Dec. 22, an increase of 63,879 from the previous
week. There were 484,258 initial claims in the comparable week in 2000.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate
was 2.9 percent during the week ending Dec. 15, an increase of 0.1
percentage point from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number
for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 3,766,848, an
increase of 104,777 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the
rate was 1.9 percent and the volume was 2,356,340.
Extended benefits were not available in any state
during the week ending Dec. 8.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former
Federal civilian employees totaled 1,469 in the week ending Dec. 15, a decrease
of 499 from the prior week. There were 1,146 initial claims by newly discharged
veterans, a decrease of 130 from the preceding week.
There were 19,125 former Federal civilian
employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending Dec. 8, a decrease of 1,084
from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled
17,079, an increase of 598 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the
week ending Dec. 8 were in Alaska (5.8 percent), Puerto Rico (5.2), Oregon
(4.8), Washington (4.6), Nevada (4.1), Idaho (4.0), California (3.8),
Pennsylvania (3.8), Arkansas (3.6), and Massachusetts (3.6).
The largest increases in initial claims for the
week ending Dec. 15 were in Virginia (+644), Nebraska (+564), Massachusetts
(+307), Michigan (+136), and Rhode Island (+112), while the largest decreases
were in California (-7,215), Tennessee (-4,302), Pennsylvania (-4,044), Texas
(-3,483), and South Carolina (-3,234).
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR
STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance |
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Prior1 |
| WEEK ENDING |
Dec. 22 |
Dec.
15 |
Change |
Dec. 8 |
Year |
| Initial Claims
(SA) |
392,000 |
385,000 |
+7,000 |
396,000 |
370,000 |
| Initial Claims (NSA) |
504,604 |
440,725 |
+63,879 |
491,826 |
484,258 |
| 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) |
413,250 |
438,500 |
-25,250 |
450,500 |
349,500 |
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Advance |
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Prior1 |
| WEEK ENDING |
Dec.
15 |
Dec. 8 |
Change |
Dec.
1 |
Year |
| Ins. Unemployment (SA) |
3,700,000 |
3,677,000 |
+23,000 |
3,641,000 |
2,356,000 |
| Ins. Unemployment (NSA) |
3,766,848 |
3,662,071 |
+104,777 |
3,626,615 |
2,356,340 |
| 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) |
3,660,500 |
3,732,250 |
-71,750 |
3,741,750 |
2,312,250 |
| Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 |
2.9% |
2.9% |
0.0 |
2.8% |
1.9% |
| Ins. Unemployment
Rate (NSA)2 |
2.9% |
2.8% |
+0.1 |
2.8% |
1.9% |
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS
(UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1 |
| WEEK
ENDING |
Dec. 15 |
Dec. 8 |
Change |
Year |
| Federal
Employees |
1,469 |
1,968 |
-499 |
1,451 |
| Newly
Discharged Veterans |
1,146 |
1,276 |
-130 |
1,097 |
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS
(UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
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| WEEK
ENDING |
Dec. 8 |
Dec. 1 |
Change
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Year
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| Federal
Employees |
19,125 |
20,209 |
-1,084 |
29,892 |
| Newly Discharged
Veterans |
17,079 |
16,481 |
+598 |
13,220 |
| Railroad
Retirement Board |
5,000 |
5,000 |
0 |
4,000 |
| Extended
Benefits |
1 |
11 |
-10 |
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 12/15/2001
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
| State |
Change |
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State Supplied
Comment |
| CA |
-7,215 |
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Fewer layoffs in the construction
industry, and agriculture. |
| TN |
-4,302 |
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Fewer layoffs in the industrial
machinery, apparel, printing/publishing, electronic equipment, and
transportation equipment industries. |
| PA |
-4,044 |
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Fewer layoffs in the construction,
lumber/wood, rubber/plastics, fabricated metals, machinery, electrical
equipment, transportation equipment, trade, and service industries. |
| TX |
-3,483 |
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Fewer layoffs in the manufacturing,
mining, and information industries. |
| SC |
-3,234 |
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Fewer layoffs in the manufacturing
industry. |
| NC |
-2,936 |
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Fewer layoffs in the electronic equipment
and electrical equipment industries. |
| OH |
-2,824 |
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No comment. |
| FL |
-2,298 |
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Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade,
service, and manufacturing industries, and agriculture. |
| MN |
-1,901 |
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No comment. |
| AR |
-1,770 |
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Fewer layoffs in the non-electrical
machinery, apparel, and rubber/plastics industries. |
| AL |
-1,643 |
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Fewer layoffs in the textile and apparel
industries. |
| IL |
-1,441 |
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Fewer layoffs in the manufacturing,
service, and construction industries. |
| GA |
-1,282 |
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Fewer layoffs in the textile industry.
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| OR |
-1,044 |
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No comment. |
| NY |
-1,016 |
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No comment. |
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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