EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING
ADMINISTRATION |
USDL 04-2012-NAT |
|
|
|
|
Program Contact: |
TRANSMISSION OF MATERIAL IN THIS |
Thomas Stengle (202) 693-2991 |
RELEASE IS EMBARGOED UNTIL |
Tony Sznoluch (202) 693-3176 |
8:30 A.M. (EDT), THURSDAY |
Media Contact : |
October 7, 2004 |
(202) 693-4676 |
|
|
|
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending Oct. 2, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial
claims was 335,000, a decrease of 37,000 from the previous week's revised
figure of 372,000. The 4-week moving average was 348,500, an increase of 4,250
from the previous week's revised average of 344,250.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.3 percent
for the week ending Sept. 25, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised rate
of 2.3 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending Sept. 25 was 2,864,000, a decrease of 1,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,865,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,868,250,
a decrease of 5,750 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,874,000.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted,
totaled 277,499 in the week ending Oct. 2, a decrease of 5,805 from the previous
week. There were 337,880 initial claims in the comparable week in 2003.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9 percent during the
week ending Sept.25, unchanged from the prior week.
The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs
totaled 2,373,981, a decrease of 23,841 from the preceding week. A year earlier,
the rate was 2.3 percent and the volume was 2,958,923.
Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending Sept. 18. 1,471 individuals filed continued claims under the Federal Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation (TEUC) program during the week ending Sept. 18.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 1,363 in the week ending Sept. 25, a decrease of 106 from the prior week. There were 2,362 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase of 53 from the preceding week.
There were 17,427 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending Sept. 18, an increase of 1,474 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 27,490, an increase of 1,167 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Sept. 18 were in Puerto Rico (5.2 percent), Alaska (3.1), New Jersey (2.7), Pennsylvania (2.7), Oregon (2.6), California (2.4), Michigan (2.4), Massachusetts (2.3), Arkansas (2.2), Connecticut (2.2), and Washington (2.2).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Sept. 25 were in Alabama (+6,664), Puerto Rico (+4,305), Michigan (+2,796), Indiana (+2,164), and Florida (+1,812), while the largest decreases were in North Carolina (-5,224), New York (-1,677), South Carolina (-1,569), Delaware (-1,187), and California (-983).
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
|
Advance |
|
|
|
Prior1 |
WEEK ENDING |
Oct. 2 |
Sept. 25 |
Change |
Sept. 18 |
Year |
Initial Claims (SA) |
335,000 |
372,000 |
-37,000 |
351,000 |
389,000 |
Initial Claims
(NSA) |
277,499 |
283,304 |
-5,805 |
275,846 |
337,880 |
4-Wk Moving Average
(SA) |
348,500 |
344,250 |
+4,250 |
341,250 |
394,250 |
|
Advance |
|
|
|
Prior1 |
WEEK ENDING |
Sept. 25 |
Sept. 18 |
Change |
Sept. 11 |
Year |
Ins. Unemployment
(SA) |
2,864,000 |
2,865,000 |
-1,000 |
2,879,000 |
3,574,000 |
Ins. Unemployment
(NSA) |
2,373,981 |
2,397,822 |
-23,841 |
2,475,605 |
2,958,923 |
4-Wk Moving Average
(SA) |
2,868,250 |
2,874,000 |
-5,750 |
2,877,250 |
3,581,750 |
Ins. Unemployment
Rate (SA)2 |
2.3% |
2.3% |
0.0 |
2.3% |
2.8% |
Ins. Unemployment Rate
(NSA)2 |
1.9% |
1.9% |
0.0 |
2.0% |
2.3% |
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
Federal Employees |
1,363 |
1,469 |
-106 |
1,446 |
Newly Discharged Veterans |
2,362 |
2,309 |
+53 |
1,766 |
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS
(UNADJUSTED)
Federal Employees |
17,427 |
15,953 |
+1,474 |
20,112 |
Newly Discharged Veterans |
27,490 |
26,323 |
+1,167 |
20,690 |
Railroad Retirement Board |
2,000 |
2,000 |
0 |
3,000 |
Extended Benefits |
1 |
1 |
0 |
41,076 |
Federal (TEUC) |
1,471 |
1,790 |
-319 |
832,295 |
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 126,088,081 as denominator.
UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 09/25/2004
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
State |
Change |
|
State Supplied Comment |
NC |
-5,224 |
|
Fewer layoffs in the construction, service, lumber/wood,
rubber/plastics, textile, and transportation industries. |
NY |
-1,677 |
|
No comment. |
SC |
-1,569 |
|
Fewer layoffs in the textile industry. |
DE |
-1,187 |
|
No comment. |
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
State |
Change |
|
State Supplied Comment |
GA |
+1,016 |
|
Layoffs in the textile industry. |
FL |
+1,812 |
|
Layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries,
and agriculture. There was a combined total of 13,200 claims filed as a result of the Hurricanes. |
IN |
+2,164 |
|
Layoffs in the manufacturing industry. |
MI |
+2,796 |
|
Layoffs in the automobile industry. |
PR |
+4,305 |
|
Increase was primarily Hurricane Ivan related. |
AL |
+6,664 |
|
Layoffs in the trade and service industries. Increase was primarily Hurricane Ivan related. |
| |
|
