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July 17, 2003 |
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending July 12, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 412,000, a decrease of 29,000 from the previous
week's revised figure of 441,000. The 4-week moving average was 424,000, a
decrease of 3,500 from the previous week's revised average of 427,500.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.9
percent for the week ending July 5, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the
prior week's unrevised rate of 3.0 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment
during the week ending July 5 was 3,654,000, a decrease of 117,000 from
the preceding week's revised level of 3,771,000. The 4-week moving average was
3,717,250, a decrease of 11,000 from the preceding week's revised average of
3,728,250.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 548,603 in the week ending July 12, an increase
of 66,182 from the previous week. There were 506,718 initial claims in the
comparable week in 2002.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.9 percent during
the week ending July 5, an increase of 0.3 percentage point from the prior
week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state
programs totaled 3,639,783, an increase of 317,630 from the preceding week. A
year earlier, the rate was 2.8 percent and the volume was 3,568,069.
Extended benefits were available in Alaska, Oregon, and Washington
during the week ending June 28.
53 states reported that 831,861 individuals filed continued claims under
the Federal Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation (TEUC) program during
the week ending June 28.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 2,309 in the week ending July 5, an increase of 536 from the prior
week. There were 1,159 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease
of 42 from the preceding week.
There were 15,219 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending June 28, an increase of 1,104 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 16,457, an increase of 344 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending June 28 were
in Alaska (4.3 percent), Oregon (4.2), Pennsylvania (3.9), Puerto Rico (3.9),
California (3.5), Washington (3.5), Connecticut (3.3), Massachusetts (3.2), New
Jersey (3.2), Arkansas (3.1), and Rhode Island (3.1).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending July 5 were
in Michigan (+26,482), New York (+10,118), Indiana (+9,021), Wisconsin
(+7,889), and Iowa (+5,112), while the largest decreases were in New Jersey
(-2,280), South Carolina (-1,237), Massachusetts (-1,118), Georgia (-982), and
Washington (-699).
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE
PROGRAMS
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Advance |
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Prior1 |
| WEEK ENDING |
July 12 |
July 5 |
Change |
June 28 |
Year |
| Initial Claims (SA) |
412,000 |
441,000 |
-29,000 |
435,000 |
387,000 |
| Initial Claims
(NSA) |
548,603 |
482,421 |
+66,182 |
393,858 |
506,718 |
| 4-Wk Moving
Average (SA) |
424,000 |
427,500 |
-3,500 |
426,000 |
391,250 |
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Advance |
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Prior1 |
| WEEK ENDING |
July 5 |
June 28 |
Change |
June 21 |
Year |
| Ins. Unemployment
(SA) |
3,654,000 |
3,771,000 |
-117,000 |
3,728,000 |
3,561,000 |
| Ins. Unemployment
(NSA) |
3,639,783 |
3,322,153 |
+317,630 |
3,392,668 |
3,568,069 |
| 4-Wk Moving
Average (SA) |
3,717,250 |
3,728,250 |
-11,000 |
3,730,250 |
3,618,000 |
| Ins.
Unemployment Rate (SA)2 |
2.9% |
3.0% |
-0.1 |
2.9% |
2.8% |
| Ins. Unemployment Rate
(NSA)2 |
2.9% |
2.6% |
+0.3 |
2.7% |
2.8% |
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS
(UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1 |
| WEEK ENDING |
July 5 |
June 28 |
Change |
Year |
| Federal Employees |
2,309 |
1,773 |
+536 |
2,022 |
| Newly Discharged Veterans |
1,159 |
1,201 |
-42 |
942 |
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS
(UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1 |
| WEEK ENDING |
June 28 |
June 21 |
Change |
Year |
| Federal Employees |
15,219 |
14,115 |
+1,104 |
14,841 |
| Newly Discharged Veterans |
16,457 |
16,113 |
+344 |
12,953 |
| Railroad Retirement
Board |
2,000 |
2,000 |
0 |
2,000 |
| Extended Benefits |
13,919 |
14,827 |
-908 |
257 |
| Federal (TEUC) 3 |
831,861 |
854,406 |
-22,545 |
1,058,670 |
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 126,541,290 as denominator.
3
- Prior year level based on the reports of 51 states.
UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 07/05/2003
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
| State |
Change |
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State Supplied Comment |
| NJ |
-2,280 |
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Fewer layoffs in the service, transportation,
warehousing, and public administration industries. |
| SC |
-1,237 |
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Fewer layoffs in the manufacturing industry. |
| MA |
-1,118 |
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No comment. |
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
| TX |
+1,571 |
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Layoffs in the trade, transportation, public
administration, and manufacturing industries. |
| TN |
+1,815 |
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Layoffs in the industrial machinery,
lumber/wood, primary metals, fabricated metals, and textile industries. |
| VA |
+1,875 |
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Layoffs in the manufacturing industry. |
| OR |
+2,130 |
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No comment. |
| CA |
+2,383 |
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Layoffs in the service and public administration
industries. |
| MO |
+3,696 |
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Layoffs in the transportation, communications, public
utilities, furniture, and service industries. |
| PA |
+3,980 |
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Layoffs in the rubber/plastics, textile, food,
industrial machinery, electrical equipment, primary metals, fabricated metals,
and manufacturing industries. |
| AR |
+4,072 |
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No comment. |
| IL |
+4,150 |
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Layoffs in the trade, service, and manufacturing
industries. |
| OH |
+4,998 |
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No comment. |
| IA |
+5,112 |
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No comment. |
| WI |
+7,889 |
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Layoffs in the transportation, communications, public
utilities, trade, service, and manufacturing industries. |
| IN |
+9,021 |
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Layoffs in the manufacturing industry. |
| NY |
+10,118 |
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Increase is seasonal, school closings related. |
| MI |
+26,482 |
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Increase due to vacation shutdowns in the automobile
and automobile related industries. |
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