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June 26, 2003 |
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending June 21, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 404,000, a decrease of 22,000 from the previous
week's revised figure of 426,000. The 4-week moving average was 428,250, a
decrease of 5,250 from the previous week's revised average of 433,500.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 3.0
percent for the week ending June 14, an increase of 0.1 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 June 14 was 3,741,000, an increase of 43,000 from
the preceding week's revised level of 3,698,000. The 4-week moving average was
3,724,500, an increase of 5,250 from the preceding week's revised average of
3,719,250.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 372,471 in the week ending June 21, a decrease
of 10,355 from the previous week. There were 358,959 initial claims in the
comparable week in 2002.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.7 percent during
the week ending June 14, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted
number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 3,419,402, an
increase of 42,799 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was
2.6 percent and the volume was 3,315,777.
Extended benefits were available in Alaska, Oregon, and Washington
during the week ending June 7.
53 states reported that 852,865 individuals filed continued claims under
the Federal Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation (TEUC) program during
the week ending June 7.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 1,517 in the week ending June 14, a decrease of 123 from the prior
week. There were 1,125 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease
of 123 from the preceding week.
There were 13,488 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending June 7, a decrease of 362 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 16,138, a decrease of 946 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending June 7 were in
Alaska (4.6 percent), Oregon (4.5), Puerto Rico (4.3), Washington (3.8),
California (3.7), Pennsylvania (3.7), Arkansas (3.2), Connecticut (3.1),
Massachusetts (3.1), and New Jersey (3.1).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending June 14 were
in Michigan (+4,318), Pennsylvania (+1,897), Wisconsin (+1,367), Ohio (+870),
and Nevada (+376), while the largest decreases were in
Kansas (-6,228),
South Carolina (-3,812), North Carolina (-3,736), New York (-3,516), and
Tennessee (-3,156).
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE
PROGRAMS
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Advance |
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Prior1 |
| WEEK ENDING |
June 21 |
June 14 |
Change |
June 7 |
Year |
| Initial Claims (SA) |
404,000 |
426,000 |
-22,000 |
435,000 |
388,000 |
| Initial Claims
(NSA) |
372,471 |
382,826 |
-10,355 |
420,721 |
358,959 |
| 4-Wk Moving
Average (SA) |
428,250 |
433,500 |
-5,250 |
435,250 |
391,750 |
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Advance |
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Prior1 |
| WEEK ENDING |
June 14 |
June 7 |
Change |
May 31 |
Year |
| Ins. Unemployment
(SA) |
3,741,000 |
3,698,000 |
+43,000 |
3,779,000 |
3,624,000 |
| Ins. Unemployment
(NSA) |
3,419,402 |
3,376,603 |
+42,799 |
3,438,523 |
3,315,777 |
| 4-Wk Moving
Average (SA) |
3,724,500 |
3,719,250 |
+5,250 |
3,714,000 |
3,676,250 |
| Ins.
Unemployment Rate (SA)2 |
3.0% |
2.9% |
+0.1 |
3.0% |
2.8% |
| Ins. Unemployment Rate
(NSA)2 |
2.7% |
2.7% |
0.0 |
2.7% |
2.6% |
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS
(UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1 |
| WEEK ENDING |
June 14 |
June 7 |
Change |
Year |
| Federal Employees |
1,517 |
1,640 |
-123 |
1,393 |
| Newly Discharged Veterans |
1,125 |
1,248 |
-123 |
1,045 |
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS
(UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1 |
| WEEK ENDING |
June 7 |
May 31 |
Change |
Year |
| Federal Employees |
13,488 |
13,850 |
-362 |
13,816 |
| Newly Discharged Veterans |
16,138 |
17,084 |
-946 |
13,592 |
| Railroad Retirement
Board |
3,000 |
3,000 |
0 |
3,000 |
| Extended Benefits |
15,580 |
16,051 |
-471 |
1,406 |
| Federal (TEUC) 3 |
852,865 |
848,207 |
+4,658 |
1,339,309 |
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 126,632,357 as denominator.
3
- Prior year level based on the reports of 50 states.
UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 06/14/2003
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
| State |
Change |
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State Supplied Comment |
| KS |
-6,228 |
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Fewer layoffs in the information and manufacturing
industries. |
| SC |
-3,812 |
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Fewer layoffs in the manufacturing industry. |
| NC |
-3,736 |
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Fewer layoffs in the furniture industry. |
| NY |
-3,516 |
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No comment. |
| TN |
-3,156 |
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Fewer layoffs in the furniture, food, service,
insurance, and transportation industries. |
| GA |
-3,052 |
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Fewer layoffs in the textile industry. |
| AL |
-2,612 |
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Fewer layoffs in the textile and public administration
industries. |
| VA |
-2,375 |
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Fewer layoffs in the construction industry. |
| TX |
-2,041 |
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Fewer layoffs in the service and manufacturing
industries. |
| LA |
-1,737 |
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No comment. |
| MS |
-1,622 |
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No comment. |
| WA |
-1,347 |
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No comment. |
| PR |
-1,338 |
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No comment. |
| MO |
-1,015 |
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Fewer layoffs in the trade, service, transportation,
communications, and public utilities industries. |
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
| WI |
+1,367 |
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Layoffs in the construction, trade
service, public administration, transportation, communications, public
utilities, and manufacturing industries. |
| PA |
+1,897 |
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Layoffs in the transportation and service
industries. |
| MI |
+4,318 |
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Layoffs in the automobile industry. |
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