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Calendar Year 2004 Seasonal Factors: Seasonal factors
for CY 2004 and the revised historical series for CY 1998-2003 for both initial
claims and continued claims will be made available on April 1, 2004, with the
release of the Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report.
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending March 20, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial
claims was 339,000, an increase of 1,000 from the previous week's revised
figure of 338,000. The 4-week moving average was 341,500, a decrease of 3,000
from the previous week's revised average of 344,500.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.4 percent
for the week ending March 13, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised rate
of 2.4 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending March 13 was 3,004,000, a decrease of 46,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 3,050,000. The 4-week moving average was 3,035,000,
a decrease of 21,500 from the preceding week's revised average of 3,056,500.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted,
totaled 303,532 in the week ending March 20, a decrease of 8,356 from the
previous week. There were 361,011 initial claims in the comparable week in 2003.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.8 percent during the
week ending March 13, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted
number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 3,526,462,
a decrease of 24,012 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 3.2
percent and the volume was 4,067,954.
Extended benefits were available in Alaska during the week ending March 6.
53 states reported that 200,971 individuals filed continued claims under the Federal Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation (TEUC) program during the week ending March 6.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled
1,085 in the week ending March 13, a decrease of 73 from the prior week. There
were 1,681 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of 159 from
the preceding week.
There were 20,583 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending March 6, an increase of 964 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 27,647, a decrease of 397 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending March 6 were in Alaska (6.4 percent), Michigan (4.4), Oregon (4.3), Puerto Rico (4.3), Idaho (4.2), Wisconsin (4.2), Pennsylvania (4.0), New Jersey (3.9), Massachusetts (3.8), and Rhode Island (3.8).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending March 13 were in Delaware (+821), Michigan (+318), Oklahoma (+190), Maine (+163), and Hawaii (+84), while the largest decreases were in North Carolina (-3,388), California (-2,242), Georgia (-2,198), Minnesota (-2,021), and Pennsylvania (-1,564).
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance |
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Prior1 |
WEEK ENDING |
March 20 |
March 13 |
Change |
March 6 |
Year |
Initial Claims (SA) |
339,000 |
338,000 |
+1,000 |
342,000 |
402,000 |
Initial Claims
(NSA) |
303,532 |
311,888 |
-8,356 |
339,004 |
361,011 |
4-Wk Moving Average
(SA) |
341,500 |
344,500 |
-3,000 |
346,000 |
421,500 |
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Advance |
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Prior1 |
WEEK ENDING |
March 13 |
March 6 |
Change |
Feb. 28 |
Year |
Ins. Unemployment
(SA) |
3,004,000 |
3,050,000 |
-46,000 |
3,014,000 |
3,474,000 |
Ins. Unemployment
(NSA) |
3,526,462 |
3,550,474 |
-24,012 |
3,674,326 |
4,067,954 |
4-Wk Moving Average
(SA) |
3,035,000 |
3,056,500 |
-21,500 |
3,084,750 |
3,481,000 |
Ins. Unemployment
Rate (SA)2 |
2.4% |
2.4% |
0.0 |
2.4% |
2.7% |
Ins. Unemployment Rate
(NSA)2 |
2.8% |
2.8% |
0.0 |
2.9% |
3.2% |
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
Federal Employees |
1,085 |
1,158 |
-73 |
1,075 |
Newly Discharged Veterans |
1,681 |
1,840 |
-159 |
1,234 |
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS
(UNADJUSTED)
Federal Employees |
20,583 |
19,619 |
+964 |
18,602 |
Newly Discharged Veterans |
27,647 |
28,044 |
-397 |
19,670 |
Railroad Retirement Board |
4,000 |
4,000 |
0 |
5,000 |
Extended Benefits |
2,428 |
2,292 |
+136 |
17,843 |
Federal (TEUC) |
200,971 |
261,715 |
-60,744 |
790,691 |
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 126,250,343 as denominator.
UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 03/13/2004
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
State |
Change |
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State Supplied Comment |
NC |
-3,388 |
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Fewer layoffs in the construction, textile, apparel, and
lumber/wood industries. |
CA |
-2,242 |
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Fewer layoffs in the construction industry. |
GA |
-2,198 |
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Fewer layoffs in the manufacturing industry. |
MN |
-2,021 |
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Fewer layoffs in the manufacturing industry. |
PA |
-1,564 |
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Fewer layoffs in the food, industrial machinery, service,
and manufacturing industries. |
NJ |
-1,334 |
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Fewer layoffs in the trade, service, and manufacturing industries. |
WI |
-1,200 |
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Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and manufacturing
industries. |
WA |
-1,142 |
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No comment. |
NY |
-1,085 |
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No comment. |
AL |
-1,038 |
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Fewer layoffs in the construction and manufacturing industries. |
SC |
-1,014 |
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Fewer layoffs in the manufacturing industry. |
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
State |
Change |
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State Supplied Comment |
None |
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