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November 29,
2001 |
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS
REPORT
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
DATA
In the week ending Nov. 24, the advance
figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 488,000, an increase
of 54,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 434,000. The
4-week moving average was 454,000, a decrease of 2,000 from the
previous week's revised average of 456,000.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured
unemployment rate was 3.1 percent for the week ending Nov. 17, an
increase of 0.2 percentage point from the prior week's unrevised rate of
2.9 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted
insured unemployment during the week ending Nov. 17 was 4,018,000,
an increase of 301,000 from the preceding week's revised level of
3,717,000. The 4-week moving average was 3,809,750, an increase of 83,000
from the preceding week's revised average of 3,726,750.
UNADJUSTED
DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under
state programs, unadjusted, totaled 434,662 in the week
ending Nov. 24, an increase of 13,283 from the previous
week. There were 320,062 initial claims in the comparable week in 2000.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate
was 2.5 percent during the week ending Nov. 17, unchanged from
the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits
in state programs totaled 3,166,162, a decrease of 11,525 from the
preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 1.5 percent and the volume was
1,844,196.
Extended benefits were not available in any state
during the week ending Nov. 10.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former
Federal civilian employees totaled 1,350 in the week ending Nov. 17, a decrease
of 480 from the prior week. There were 1,101 initial claims by newly discharged
veterans, a decrease of 170 from the preceding week.
There were 16,356 former Federal civilian
employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending Nov. 10, a decrease of 1,478
from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled
15,881, an increase of 152 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the
week ending Nov. 10 were in Puerto Rico (5.2 percent), Alaska (4.9), Oregon
(4.2), Washington (4.0), Nevada (3.6), Pennsylvania (3.3), California (3.2),
Hawaii (3.2), Massachusetts (3.2), and Arkansas (3.1).
The largest increases in initial claims for the
week ending Nov. 17 were in Michigan (+5,015), Alabama (+2,214), Wisconsin
(+1,385), Virginia (+488), and Connecticut (+197), while the largest decreases
were in North Carolina (-8,149), California (-4,620), Texas (-4,352), New York
(-3,010), and Pennsylvania (-2,442).
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR
STATE PROGRAMS
|
Advance |
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|
Prior1 |
| WEEK ENDING |
Nov. 24 |
Nov.
17 |
Change |
Nov. 10 |
Year |
| Initial Claims
(SA) |
488,000 |
434,000 |
+54,000 |
442,000 |
359,000 |
| Initial Claims (NSA) |
434,662 |
421,379 |
+13,283 |
456,434 |
320,062 |
| 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) |
454,000 |
456,000 |
-2,000 |
474,250 |
342,500 |
|
Advance |
|
|
|
Prior1 |
| WEEK ENDING |
Nov.
17 |
Nov. 10 |
Change |
Nov.
3 |
Year |
| Ins. Unemployment (SA) |
4,018,000 |
3,717,000 |
+301,000 |
3,800,000 |
2,329,000 |
| Ins. Unemployment (NSA) |
3,166,162 |
3,177,687 |
-11,525 |
3,184,177 |
1,844,196 |
| 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) |
3,809,750 |
3,726,750 |
+83,000 |
3,707,000 |
2,239,000 |
| Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 |
3.1% |
2.9% |
+0.2 |
3.0% |
1.8% |
| Ins. Unemployment
Rate (NSA)2 |
2.5% |
2.5% |
0.0 |
2.5% |
1.5% |
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS
(UNADJUSTED)
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|
Prior1 |
| WEEK
ENDING |
Nov. 17 |
Nov. 10 |
Change |
Year |
| Federal
Employees |
1,350 |
1,830 |
-480 |
2,339 |
| Newly
Discharged Veterans |
1,101 |
1,271 |
-170 |
1,098 |
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS
(UNADJUSTED)
|
|
|
|
Prior1
|
| WEEK
ENDING |
Nov. 10 |
Nov. 3 |
Change
|
Year
|
| Federal
Employees |
16,356 |
17,834 |
-1,478 |
27,429 |
| Newly Discharged
Veterans |
15,881 |
15,729 |
+152 |
12,905 |
| 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 11/17/2001
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
| State |
Change |
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State Supplied
Comment |
| NC |
-8,149 |
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Fewer layoffs in the textile and furniture
industries. |
| CA |
-4,620 |
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Fewer layoffs in the wholesale trade,
retail trade, service, and motion picture industries. |
| TX |
-4,352 |
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Fewer layoffs in the manufacturing, food,
and construction industries. |
| NY |
-3,010 |
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No comment. |
| PA |
-2,442 |
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Fewer layoffs in the lumber/wood,
printing/publishing, stone/clay/glass, trade, service, machinery, furniture,
paper, fabricated metals, and electrical equipment industries. |
| FL |
-1,957 |
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Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade,
and service industries, and agriculture. |
| WA |
-1,904 |
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No comment. |
| IN |
-1,824 |
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Fewer layoffs in the primary metals,
service, and transportation equipment industries. |
| OH |
-1,762 |
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No comment. |
| IL |
-1,675 |
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Fewer layoffs in the service,
manufacturing, construction, and airlines industries. |
| NJ |
-1,412 |
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Fewer layoffs in the transportation,
communications, public utilities, wholesale trade, retail trade, and
manufacturing industries. |
| KY |
-1,281 |
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No comment. |
| AZ |
-1,157 |
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No comment. |
| CO |
-1,080 |
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No comment. |
| AR |
-1,046 |
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No comment. |
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
| WI |
+1,385 |
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Layoffs in the manufacturing,
construction, and service industries. |
| AL |
+2,214 |
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Layoffs in the rubber/plastics,
non-electrical machinery, and primary metals industries. |
| MI |
+5,015 |
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Layoffs in the construction industry.
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