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| EMPLOYMENT AND
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November 21,
2001 |
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693-3900 |
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS
REPORT
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
DATA
In the week ending Nov. 17, the advance
figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 427,000, a decrease
of 15,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 442,000. The
4-week moving average was 454,250, a decrease of 20,000 from the
previous week's revised average of 474,250.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured
unemployment rate was 2.9 percent for the week ending Nov. 10, 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 Nov. 10 was 3,734,000,
a decrease of 65,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 3,799,000.
The 4-week moving average was 3,730,750, an increase of 24,000 from the
preceding week's revised average of 3,706,750.
UNADJUSTED
DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under
state programs, unadjusted, totaled 414,213 in the week
ending Nov. 17, a decrease of 42,012 from the previous
week. There were 376,215 initial claims in the comparable week in 2000.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate
was 2.5 percent during the week ending Nov. 10, unchanged from
the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits
in state programs totaled 3,192,940, an increase of 9,305 from the
preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 1.6 percent and the volume was
2,006,964.
Extended benefits were not available in any state
during the week ending Nov. 3.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former
Federal civilian employees totaled 1,828 in the week ending Nov. 10, an
increase of 334 from the prior week. There were 1,281 initial claims by newly
discharged veterans, an increase of 69 from the preceding week.
There were 17,834 former Federal civilian
employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending Nov. 3, an increase of 1,890
from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled
15,714, an increase of 92 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the
week ending Nov. 3 were in Puerto Rico (5.2 percent), Alaska (4.2), Oregon
(4.2), Washington (3.8), Hawaii (3.6), Nevada (3.5), California (3.3), Arkansas
(3.2), Pennsylvania (3.2), and Massachusetts (3.1).
The largest increases in initial claims for the
week ending Nov. 10 were in North Carolina (+3,197), New York (+2,547),
Illinois (+1,991), Texas (+1,967), and Ohio (+1,452), while the largest
decreases were in Alabama (-2,517), South Carolina (-1,380), Pennsylvania
(-636), Georgia (-554), and Massachusetts (-438).
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR
STATE PROGRAMS
|
Advance |
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|
Prior1 |
| WEEK ENDING |
Nov. 17 |
Nov.
10 |
Change |
Nov. 3 |
Year |
| Initial Claims
(SA) |
427,000 |
442,000 |
-15,000 |
452,000 |
339,000 |
| Initial Claims (NSA) |
414,213 |
456,225 |
-42,012 |
443,976 |
376,215 |
| 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) |
454,250 |
474,250 |
-20,000 |
487,750 |
330,250 |
|
Advance |
|
|
|
Prior1 |
| WEEK ENDING |
Nov.
10 |
Nov. 3 |
Change |
Oct.
27 |
Year |
| Ins. Unemployment (SA) |
3,734,000 |
3,799,000 |
-65,000 |
3,704,000 |
2,235,000 |
| Ins. Unemployment (NSA) |
3,192,940 |
3,183,635 |
+9,305 |
3,092,615 |
2,006,964 |
| 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) |
3,730,750 |
3,706,750 |
+24,000 |
3,657,000 |
2,197,500 |
| Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 |
2.9% |
3.0% |
-0.1 |
2.9% |
1.8% |
| Ins. Unemployment
Rate (NSA)2 |
2.5% |
2.5% |
0.0 |
2.4% |
1.6% |
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS
(UNADJUSTED)
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|
Prior1 |
| WEEK
ENDING |
Nov. 10 |
Nov. 3 |
Change |
Year |
| Federal
Employees |
1,828 |
1,494 |
+334 |
2,625 |
| Newly
Discharged Veterans |
1,281 |
1,212 |
+69 |
856 |
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS
(UNADJUSTED)
|
|
|
|
Prior1
|
| WEEK
ENDING |
Nov. 3 |
Oct. 27 |
Change
|
Year
|
| Federal
Employees |
17,834 |
15,944 |
+1,890 |
23,777 |
| Newly Discharged
Veterans |
15,714 |
15,622 |
+92 |
11,950 |
| Railroad
Retirement Board |
4,000 |
4,000 |
0 |
3,000 |
| Extended
Benefits |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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 11/10/2001
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
| State |
Change |
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State Supplied
Comment |
| AL |
-2,517 |
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Fewer layoffs in the rubber/plastics
industry. |
| SC |
-1,380 |
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Fewer layoffs in manufacturing. |
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
| MI |
+1,184 |
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Layoffs in the automobile industry. |
| OH |
+1,452 |
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No comment. |
| TX |
+1,967 |
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Layoffs in the
manufacturing, mining, and information industries. |
| IL |
+1,991 |
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Layoffs in the service, manufacturing,
construction, and air transportation industries. |
| NY |
+2,547 |
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Layoffs in the service industry. |
| NC |
+3,197 |
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Layoffs in the textile and furniture
industries. |
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