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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending June 19, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial
claims was 349,000, an increase of 13,000 from the previous week's unrevised
figure of 336,000. The 4-week moving average was 344,250, an increase of 1,000
from the previous week's unrevised average of 343,250.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.4 percent
for the week ending June 12, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from the prior
week's unrevised rate of 2.3 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending June 12 was 2,967,000, an increase of 75,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,892,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,927,500,
an increase of 7,500 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,920,000.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted,
totaled 321,805 in the week ending June 19, an increase of 9,645 from the previous
week. There were 376,560 initial claims in the comparable week in 2003.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.2 percent during the
week ending June 12, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week.
The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs
totaled 2,747,232, an increase of 72,530 from the preceding week. A year earlier,
the rate was 2.7 percent and the volume was 3,396,155.
Extended benefits were available in Alaska during the week ending June 5. 9,448 individuals filed continued claims under the Federal Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation (TEUC) program during the week ending June 5.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 1,395 in the week ending June 12, an increase of 44 from the prior week. There were 1,898 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase of 27 from the preceding week.
There were 13,289 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending June 5, a decrease of 981 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 25,128, an increase of 208 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending June 5 were in Puerto Rico (4.6 percent), Alaska (4.1), Oregon (3.2), Pennsylvania (3.0), New Jersey (2.9), Michigan (2.8), Arkansas (2.7), Washington (2.7), Massachusetts (2.6), California (2.5), Illinois (2.5), South Carolina (2.5), and Wisconsin (2.5).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending June 12 were in South Carolina (+4,231), Pennsylvania (+4,230), Oklahoma (+2,695), Michigan (+2,134), and Illinois (+1,425), while the largest decreases were in Texas (-3,404), Missouri (-1,876), New York (-1,686), Tennessee (-1,668), and Puerto Rico (-1,557).
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance |
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Prior1 |
WEEK ENDING |
June 19 |
June 12 |
Change |
June 5 |
Year |
Initial Claims (SA) |
349,000 |
336,000 |
+13,000 |
351,000 |
405,000 |
Initial Claims
(NSA) |
321,805 |
312,160 |
+9,645 |
308,229 |
376,560 |
4-Wk Moving Average
(SA) |
344,250 |
343,250 |
+1,000 |
346,000 |
421,500 |
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Advance |
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Prior1 |
WEEK ENDING |
June 12 |
June 5 |
Change |
May 29 |
Year |
Ins. Unemployment
(SA) |
2,967,000 |
2,892,000 |
+75,000 |
2,864,000 |
3,656,000 |
Ins. Unemployment
(NSA) |
2,747,232 |
2,674,702 |
+72,530 |
2,634,864 |
3,396,155 |
4-Wk Moving Average
(SA) |
2,927,500 |
2,920,000 |
+7,500 |
2,930,250 |
3,670,750 |
Ins. Unemployment
Rate (SA)2 |
2.4% |
2.3% |
+0.1 |
2.3% |
2.9% |
Ins. Unemployment Rate
(NSA)2 |
2.2% |
2.1% |
+0.1 |
2.1% |
2.7% |
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
Federal Employees |
1,395 |
1,351 |
+44 |
1,519 |
Newly Discharged Veterans |
1,898 |
1,871 |
+27 |
1,127 |
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS
(UNADJUSTED)
Federal Employees |
13,289 |
14,270 |
-981 |
13,247 |
Newly Discharged Veterans |
25,128 |
24,920 |
+208 |
16,052 |
Railroad Retirement Board |
2,000 |
2,000 |
0 |
2,000 |
Extended Benefits |
2,345 |
1,122 |
+1,223 |
15,580 |
Federal (TEUC) |
9,448 |
10,895 |
-1,447 |
852,865 |
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 126,084,041 as denominator.
UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 06/12/2004
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
State |
Change |
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State Supplied Comment |
TX |
-3,404 |
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Fewer layoffs in the transportation, finance, and trade industries. |
MO |
-1,876 |
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Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, service, communications,
and public utilities industries. |
NY |
-1,686 |
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Decrease due to a shorter workweek. |
TN |
-1,668 |
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Fewer layoffs in the furniture, fabricated metals, electronic
equipment, industrial machinery, and trade industries. |
PR |
-1,557 |
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No comment. |
MA |
-1,264 |
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Decrease due to a shorter workweek. |
LA |
-1,187 |
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No comment. |
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
State |
Change |
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State Supplied Comment |
NJ |
+1,016 |
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Layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and manufacturing
industries. |
OR |
+1,241 |
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No comment. |
FL |
+1,353 |
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Layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and manufacturing
industries, and agriculture. |
IL |
+1,425 |
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Layoffs in the transportation, service, and manufacturing
industries. |
MI |
+2,134 |
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Layoffs in the automobile industry. |
OK |
+2,695 |
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Layoffs in the automobile industry. |
PA |
+4,230 |
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Layoffs in the transportation and service industries. |
SC |
+4,231 |
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Layoffs in the manufacturing industry. |
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