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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending Oct. 18, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial
claims was 386,000, a decrease of 4,000 from the previous week's revised figure
of 390,000. The 4-week moving average was 392,250, unchanged from the previous
week's revised average of 392,250.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.8 percent
for the week ending Oct. 11, a decrease 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 Oct. 11 was 3,542,000, a decrease of 84,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 3,626,000. The 4-week moving average was 3,606,750,
a decrease of 14,250 from the preceding week's revised average of 3,621,000.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted,
totaled 324,128 in the week ending Oct. 18, a decrease of 44,883 from
the previous week. There were 349,927 initial claims in the comparable week
in 2002.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.3 percent during the
week ending Oct. 11, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number
for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,922,554, a decrease
of 21,936 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.3 percent
and the volume was 2,967,513.
Extended benefits were available in Alaska, Michigan, North Carolina, Oregon, and Washington during the week ending Oct. 4.
53 states reported that 842,594 individuals filed continued claims under the Federal Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation (TEUC) program during the week ending Oct. 4.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 2,215 in the week ending Oct. 11, an increase of 509 from the prior week. There were 2,232 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase of 171 from the preceding week.
There were 20,378 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending Oct. 4, an increase of 1,895 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 20,920, an increase of 271 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Oct. 4 were in Puerto Rico (5.1 percent), Alaska (3.9), Oregon (3.5), Pennsylvania (3.2), Washington (3.2), California (3.1), New Jersey (2.9), Massachusetts (2.8), Arkansas (2.7), Connecticut (2.7), and Michigan (2.7).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Oct. 11 were in Missouri (+4,028), Texas (+2,376), Pennsylvania (+2,366), Florida (+2,174), and New York (+1,977), while the largest decreases were in Arkansas (-2,099), Massachusetts (-711), Colorado (-464), Georgia (-315), and Illinois (-290).
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance |
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Prior1 |
WEEK ENDING |
Oct. 18 |
Oct. 11 |
Change |
Oct. 4 |
Year |
Initial Claims (SA) |
386,000 |
390,000 |
-4,000 |
388,000 |
416,000 |
Initial Claims
(NSA) |
324,128 |
369,011 |
-44,883 |
337,910 |
349,927 |
4-Wk Moving Average
(SA) |
392,250 |
392,250 |
0 |
395,000 |
415,000 |
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Advance |
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Prior1 |
WEEK ENDING |
Oct. 11 |
Oct. 4 |
Change |
Sept. 27 |
Year |
Ins. Unemployment
(SA) |
3,542,000 |
3,626,000 |
-84,000 |
3,613,000 |
3,575,000 |
Ins. Unemployment
(NSA) |
2,922,554 |
2,944,490 |
-21,936 |
2,958,923 |
2,967,513 |
4-Wk Moving Average
(SA) |
3,606,750 |
3,621,000 |
-14,250 |
3,626,500 |
3,623,750 |
Ins. Unemployment
Rate (SA)2 |
2.8% |
2.9% |
-0.1 |
2.9% |
2.8% |
Ins. Unemployment Rate
(NSA)2 |
2.3% |
2.3% |
0.0 |
2.3% |
2.3% |
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
Federal Employees |
2,215 |
1,706 |
+509 |
1,894 |
Newly Discharged Veterans |
2,232 |
2,061 |
+171 |
1,721 |
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS
(UNADJUSTED)
Federal Employees |
20,378 |
18,483 |
+1,895 |
19,267 |
Newly Discharged Veterans |
20,920 |
20,649 |
+271 |
17,411 |
Railroad Retirement Board |
3,000 |
3,000 |
0 |
3,000 |
Extended Benefits |
34,103 |
34,026 |
+77 |
12,814 |
Federal (TEUC) |
842,594 |
820,505 |
+22,089 |
851,857 |
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 126,428,924 as denominator.
UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 10/11/2003
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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Change |
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State Supplied Comment |
AR |
-2,099 |
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No comment. |
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
IA |
+1,006 |
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No comment. |
LA |
+1,069 |
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No comment. |
IN |
+1,127 |
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Layoffs in the manufacturing industry. |
KS |
+1,385 |
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Layoffs in the manufacturing industry. |
WA |
+1,409 |
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No comment. |
KY |
+1,441 |
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Layoffs in the public administration and manufacturing industries. |
NC |
+1,588 |
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Layoffs in the food, apparel, electronic equipment, and rubber/plastics
industries. |
TN |
+1,674 |
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Layoffs in the trade, service, furniture, transportation,
and rubber/plastics industries. |
MN |
+1,768 |
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Layoffs in the manufacturing industry. |
MI |
+1,833 |
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Layoffs in the automobile industry. |
NY |
+1,977 |
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No comment. |
FL |
+2,174 |
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Layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and manufacturing
industries, and agriculture. |
PA |
+2,366 |
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Layoffs in the food, paper, and service industries. |
TX |
+2,376 |
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Layoffs in the trade, transportation, and manufacturing industries. |
MO |
+4,028 |
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Layoffs in the trade industry. |
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