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February 7, 2002 |
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS
REPORT
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
DATA
In the week ending Feb. 2,
the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 376,000, a
decrease of 15,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 391,000. The
4-week moving average was 380,500, a decrease of 5,750 from the
previous week's revised average of 386,250.
The advance seasonally adjusted
insured unemployment rate was 2.7 percent for the week ending
Jan. 26, unchanged from the prior week's revised rate of 2.7
percent.
The advance number for seasonally
adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending Jan. 26 was
3,427,000, a decrease of 50,000 from the preceding week's revised level of
3,477,000. The 4-week moving average was 3,446,000, a decrease of 22,000
from the preceding week's revised average of 3,468,000.
UNADJUSTED
DATA
The advance number of actual initial
claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 440,013 in the week
ending Feb. 2, an increase of 7,270 from the previous week.
There were 425,402 initial claims in the comparable week in 2001.
The advance unadjusted insured
unemployment rate was 3.3 percent during the week ending Jan. 26, a
decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week. The advance
unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled
4,287,593, a decrease of 37,609 from the preceding week. A year
earlier, the rate was 2.3 percent and the volume was 2,950,004.
Extended benefits were available in
Oregon and Washington during the week ending Jan. 19.
Initial claims for UI benefits by
former Federal civilian employees totaled 1,151 in the week ending Jan. 26, a
decrease of 587 from the prior week. There were 1,031 initial claims by newly
discharged veterans, a decrease of 336 from the preceding week.
There were 19,227 former Federal
civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending Jan. 19, a decrease
of 1,944 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits
totaled 16,955, an increase of 151 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates
in the week ending Jan. 19 were in Alaska (7.3 percent), Puerto Rico (5.7),
Oregon (5.4), Washington (5.2), Idaho (5.1), Pennsylvania (4.8), Michigan
(4.7), Massachusetts (4.5), Wisconsin (4.4), California (4.2), Montana (4.2),
and Rhode Island (4.2).
There were no increases in initial
claims for the week ending Jan. 26. The largest decreases were in California
(-12,815), North Carolina (-11,548), Georgia (-9,865), Michigan (-8,752), and
Missouri (-8,483).
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR
REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance |
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Prior1 |
| WEEK ENDING |
Feb. 2 |
Jan. 26 |
Change |
Jan. 19 |
Year |
| Initial
Claims (SA) |
376,000 |
391,000 |
-15,000 |
360,000 |
361,000 |
| Initial Claims (NSA) |
440,013 |
432,743 |
+7,270 |
558,295 |
425,402 |
| 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) |
380,500 |
386,250 |
-5,750 |
401,250 |
330,500 |
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Advance |
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Prior1 |
| WEEK ENDING |
Jan. 26 |
Jan. 19 |
Change |
Jan.12 |
Year |
| Ins. Unemployment (SA) |
3,427,000 |
3,477,000 |
-50,000 |
3,355,000 |
2,354,000 |
| Ins. Unemployment (NSA) |
4,287,593 |
4,325,202 |
-37,609 |
4,290,643 |
2,950,004 |
| 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) |
3,446,000 |
3,468,000 |
-22,000 |
3,525,500 |
2,336,000 |
| Ins. Unemployment Rate
(SA)2 |
2.7% |
2.7% |
0.0 |
2.6% |
1.9% |
| Ins.
Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 |
3.3% |
3.4% |
-0.1 |
3.3% |
2.3% |
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL
PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1 |
| WEEK ENDING |
Jan. 26 |
Jan. 19
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Change |
Year
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| Federal Employees |
1,151 |
1,738 |
-587 |
2,087 |
| Newly Discharged Veterans |
1,031 |
1,367 |
-336 |
1,184 |
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN
FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1 |
| WEEK
ENDING |
Jan.
19 |
Jan.
12 |
Change |
Year |
| Federal
Employees |
19,227 |
21,171 |
-1,944 |
28,344 |
| Newly
Discharged Veterans |
16,955 |
16,804 |
+151 |
14,349 |
| Railroad Retirement Board |
7,000 |
7,000 |
0 |
10,000 |
| Extended Benefits |
28,148 |
23,685 |
+4,463 |
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 128,673,493 as denominator.
UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED
01/26/2002
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
| State |
Change |
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State Supplied Comment |
| CA |
-12,815 |
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No comment. |
| NC |
-11,548 |
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Fewer layoffs in the furniture,
construction, trade, textile, apparel, transportation equipment, and
electronic/electrical equipment industries. |
| GA |
-9,865 |
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Fewer layoffs in the textile and
electrical equipment industries. |
| MI |
-8,752 |
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No comment. |
| MO |
-8,483 |
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Fewer layoffs in the transportation
industry. |
| OH |
-6,456 |
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No comment. |
| TN |
-5,263 |
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Fewer layoffs in the rubber/plastics,
printing/publishing, transportation equipment, apparel, and furniture
industries. |
| NY |
-5,248 |
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No comment. |
| SC |
-5,113 |
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Fewer layoffs in the manufacturing
industry. |
| CT |
-4,273 |
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No comment. |
| IL |
-3,800 |
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Fewer layoffs in the construction,
service, and manufacturing industries. |
| NJ |
-3,109 |
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Fewer layoffs in the transportation,
communications, public utilities, trade, service, and manufacturing industries.
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| IN |
-3,045 |
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Fewer layoffs in the furniture
industry. |
| FL |
-2,995 |
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Fewer layoffs in the construction,
trade, service, and manufacturing industries, and agriculture. |
| AL |
-2,820 |
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Fewer layoffs in the textile and
apparel industries. |
| MA |
-2,699 |
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No comment. |
| OR |
-2,130 |
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No comment. |
| PA |
-1,802 |
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Fewer layoffs in the textile,
primary/fabricated metals, transportation equipment, trade, and service
industries. |
| IA |
-1,677 |
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No comment. |
| DE |
-1,607 |
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No comment. |
| WA |
-1,494 |
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No comment. |
| TX |
-1,462 |
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Fewer layoffs in the transportation
industry. |
| MN |
-1,442 |
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Fewer layoffs in the trade, service,
construction, and manufacturing industries. |
| MD |
-1,318 |
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Fewer layoffs in the food and
manufacturing industries. |
| WV |
-1,278 |
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Fewer layoffs in the construction and
manufacturing industries. |
| CO |
-1,254 |
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No comment. |
| NV |
-1,136 |
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No comment. |
| VA |
-1,098 |
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Fewer layoffs in the textile
industry. |
| RI |
-1,077 |
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Fewer layoffs in the trade, service, and
manufacturing industries. |
| ME |
-1,046 |
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Fewer layoffs in the manufacturing
industry. |
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN
1,000
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