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January 31, 2002 |
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS
REPORT
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
DATA
In the week ending Jan. 26,
the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 390,000,
an increase of 30,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 360,000.
The 4-week moving average was 386,000, a decrease of 15,250 from the
previous week's revised average of 401,250.
The advance seasonally adjusted
insured unemployment rate was 2.6 percent for the week ending
Jan. 19, unchanged from the prior week's revised rate of 2.6
percent.
The advance number for seasonally
adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending Jan. 19 was
3,382,000, an increase of 21,000 from the preceding week's revised level
of 3,361,000. The 4-week moving average was 3,445,750, a decrease
of 81,250 from the preceding week's revised average of 3,527,000.
UNADJUSTED
DATA
The advance number of actual initial
claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 431,619 in the week
ending Jan. 26, a decrease of 126,964 from the previous week.
There were 447,993 initial claims in the comparable week in 2001.
The advance unadjusted insured
unemployment rate was 3.3 percent during the week ending Jan. 19,
unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for
persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 4,207,789, a decrease
of 90,957 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.4
percent and the volume was 3,048,535.
Extended benefits were available in
Oregon and Washington during the week ending Jan. 12.
Initial claims for UI benefits by
former Federal civilian employees totaled 1,737 in the week ending Jan. 19, a
decrease of 793 from the prior week. There were 1,204 initial claims by newly
discharged veterans, a decrease of 377 from the preceding week.
There were 21,291 former Federal
civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending Jan. 12, an
increase of 1,262 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming
benefits totaled 16,912, a decrease of 266 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates
in the week ending Jan. 12 were in Alaska (6.1 percent), Oregon (5.6),
Washington (5.3), Idaho (5.0), Pennsylvania (4.7), Puerto Rico (4.5),
Massachusetts (4.4), Michigan (4.3), Rhode Island (4.3), and Wisconsin
(4.3).
The largest increases in initial
claims for the week ending Jan. 19 were in Georgia (+2,518), Rhode Island
(+531), Missouri (+508), Puerto Rico (+174), and the Virgin Islands (+49),
while the largest decreases were in North Carolina (-51,182), South Carolina
(-28,298), Pennsylvania (-16,884), Tennessee (-16,786), and Michigan
(-15,467).
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR
REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance |
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Prior1 |
| WEEK ENDING |
Jan. 26 |
Jan. 19 |
Change |
Jan. 12 |
Year |
| Initial
Claims (SA) |
390,000 |
360,000 |
+30,000 |
395,000 |
350,000 |
| Initial Claims (NSA) |
431,619 |
558,583 |
-126,964 |
798,707 |
447,993 |
| 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) |
386,000 |
401,250 |
-15,250 |
414,000 |
325,500 |
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Advance |
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Prior1 |
| WEEK ENDING |
Jan. 19 |
Jan. 12 |
Change |
Jan. 5 |
Year |
| Ins. Unemployment (SA) |
3,382,000 |
3,361,000 |
+21,000 |
3,525,000 |
2,347,000 |
| Ins. Unemployment (NSA) |
4,207,789 |
4,298,746 |
-90,957 |
4,684,590 |
3,048,535 |
| 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) |
3,445,750 |
3,527,000 |
-81,250 |
3,603,750 |
2,353,250 |
| Ins. Unemployment Rate
(SA)2 |
2.6% |
2.6% |
0.0 |
2.7% |
1.9% |
| Ins.
Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 |
3.3% |
3.3% |
0.0 |
3.6% |
2.4% |
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL
PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1 |
| WEEK ENDING |
Jan. 19 |
Jan. 12
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Change |
Year
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| Federal Employees |
1,737 |
2,530 |
-793 |
1,905 |
| Newly Discharged Veterans |
1,204 |
1,581 |
-377 |
1,113 |
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN
FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1 |
| WEEK
ENDING |
Jan.
12 |
Jan.
5 |
Change |
Year |
| Federal
Employees |
21,291 |
20,029 |
+1,262 |
26,726 |
| Newly
Discharged Veterans |
16,912 |
17,178 |
-266 |
13,223 |
| Railroad Retirement Board |
8,000 |
8,000 |
0 |
9,000 |
| Extended Benefits |
23,666 |
13 |
+23,653 |
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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 128,673,493 as denominator.
UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED
01/19/2002
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
| State |
Change |
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State Supplied Comment |
| NC |
-51,182 |
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No comment. |
| SC |
-28,298 |
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No comment. |
| PA |
-16,884 |
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Fewer layoffs in the construction,
lumber/wood, stone/clay/glass, primary metals, transportation equipment, trade,
and service industries. |
| TN |
-16,786 |
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Fewer layoffs in the trade, industrial
machinery, electronic equipment, and rubber/plastics industries. |
| MI |
-15,467 |
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Fewer layoffs in the automobile and
transportation equipment industries. |
| CA |
-11,734 |
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No comment. |
| OH |
-10,476 |
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No comment. |
| AL |
-9,375 |
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Fewer layoffs in the textile,
lumber/wood, construction, and service industries. |
| VA |
-8,427 |
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Fewer layoffs in the lumber/wood and
furniture industries. |
| NY |
-7,491 |
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No comment. |
| NJ |
-5,799 |
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Fewer layoffs in the construction,
service, retail trade, and manufacturing industries. |
| IL |
-5,671 |
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Fewer layoffs in the construction,
service, and manufacturing industries. |
| KY |
-4,215 |
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Fewer layoffs in the printing/publishing
industry. |
| WI |
-4,140 |
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Fewer layoffs in the manufacturing,
construction, service, retail trade, and wholesale trade industries. |
| AR |
-3,919 |
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No comment. |
| CT |
-3,700 |
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No comment. |
| MD |
-3,604 |
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Fewer layoffs in the retail trade
industry. |
| WA |
-3,273 |
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No comment. |
| TX |
-3,240 |
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Fewer layoffs in the manufacturing,
retail trade, and wholesale trade industries. |
| KS |
-3,193 |
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Fewer layoffs in the manufacturing,
trade, service, transportation, communications, and public utilities
industries. |
| MN |
-3,129 |
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No comment. |
| IN |
-3,087 |
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Fewer layoffs in the construction and
service industries. |
| MS |
-2,969 |
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No comment. |
| MA |
-2,244 |
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No comment. |
| LA |
-1,727 |
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No comment. |
| ID |
-1,372 |
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No
comment. |
| OK |
-1,348 |
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No
comment. |
| MT |
-1,285 |
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No comment. |
| FL |
-1,233 |
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Fewer layoffs in agriculture. |
| WV |
-1,127 |
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Fewer layoffs in the wholesale trade and
information industries. |
| IA |
-1,087 |
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No comment. |
| OR |
-1,070 |
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No comment. |
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN
1,000
| GA |
+2,518 |
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Layoffs in the textile, electrical
equipment, trade, service, transportation, and manufacturing industries. |
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