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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending Dec. 10, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial
claims was 329,000, an increase of 1,000 from the previous week's revised
figure of 328,000. The 4-week moving average was 328,750, an increase of 6,000
from the previous week's revised average of 322,750.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.0 percent
for the week ending Dec. 3, unchanged from the prior
week's unrevised rate of 2.0 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending Dec. 3 was 2,606,000, an increase of 21,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,585,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,682,250,
a decrease of 39,750 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,722,000.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted,
totaled 389,130 in the week ending Dec. 10, a decrease of 55,244 from the previous
week. There were 370,604 initial claims in the comparable week in 2004.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.0 percent during the
week ending Dec. 3, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week.
The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs
totaled 2,553,677, a decrease of 142,264 from the preceding week. A year earlier,
the rate was 2.1 percent and the volume was 2,684,337.
Extended benefits were available in Louisiana during the week ending Nov. 26.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 2,221 in the week ending Dec. 3, an increase of 1,009 from the prior week. There were 2,744 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase of 1,115 from the preceding week.
There were 21,373 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending Nov. 26, an increase of 4,639 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 30,164, an increase of 5,424 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Nov. 26 were in Alaska (5.4 percent), Puerto Rico (4.6), Mississippi (4.5), Louisiana (3.9), Michigan (3.4), Wisconsin (3.0), Oregon (2.9), Pennsylvania (2.9), Arkansas (2.7), and New Jersey (2.7).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Dec. 3 were in
California (+23,001), North Carolina (+21,785), New York (+11,211), Pennsylvania
(+10,915), and Illinois (+8,368), while the largest decreases were in Wisconsin
(-5,981), Kentucky (-983), Louisiana (-759), Vermont (-738), and Arkansas (-617).
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance |
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Prior1 |
WEEK ENDING |
Dec. 10 |
Dec. 3 |
Change |
Nov. 26 |
Year |
Initial Claims (SA) |
329,000 |
328,000 |
+1,000 |
321,000 |
321,000 |
Initial Claims
(NSA) |
389,130 |
444,374 |
-55,244 |
290,730 |
370,604 |
4-Wk Moving Average
(SA) |
328,750 |
322,750 |
+6,000 |
322,750 |
335,000 |
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Advance |
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Prior1 |
WEEK ENDING |
Dec. 3 |
Nov. 26 |
Change |
Nov. 19 |
Year |
Ins. Unemployment
(SA) |
2,606,000 |
2,585,000 |
+21,000 |
2,741,000 |
2,748,000 |
Ins. Unemployment
(NSA) |
2,553,677 |
2,695,941 |
-142,264 |
2,302,708 |
2,684,337 |
4-Wk Moving Average
(SA) |
2,682,250 |
2,722,000 |
-39,750 |
2,773,250 |
2,748,000 |
Ins. Unemployment
Rate (SA)2 |
2.0% |
2.0% |
0.0 |
2.1% |
2.2% |
Ins. Unemployment Rate
(NSA)2 |
2.0% |
2.1% |
-0.1 |
1.8% |
2.1% |
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
Federal Employees |
2,221 |
1,212 |
+1,009 |
2,260 |
Newly Discharged Veterans |
2,744 |
1,629 |
+1,115 |
1,987 |
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS
(UNADJUSTED)
Federal Employees |
21,373 |
16,734 |
+4,639 |
22,147 |
Newly Discharged Veterans |
30,164 |
24,740 |
+5,424 |
30,381 |
Railroad Retirement Board |
2,000 |
2,000 |
0 |
3,000 |
Extended Benefits |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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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 128,182,010 as denominator.
UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 12/03/2005
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
State |
Change |
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State Supplied Comment |
WI |
-5,981 |
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Fewer layoffs in the construction, service, and manufacturing
industries. |
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
State |
Change |
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State Supplied Comment |
NV |
+1,055 |
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No comment. |
MA |
+1,125 |
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No comment. |
KS |
+1,313 |
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Layoffs in the construction industry. |
WV |
+1,371 |
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No comment. |
MD |
+1,435 |
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No comment. |
DE |
+1,476 |
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No comment. |
CT |
+1,654 |
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Layoffs in the construction industry, and agriculture. |
OR |
+1,847 |
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No comment. |
MS |
+1,976 |
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Layoffs in the manufacturing industry. |
NE |
+2,022 |
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No comment. |
IA |
+2,858 |
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Layoffs in the construction industry. |
OH |
+3,129 |
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Layoffs in the construction and automobile industries. |
MO |
+3,152 |
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Layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries. |
AL |
+3,324 |
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Layoffs in the construction and textile industries. |
TN |
+3,598 |
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Layoffs in the manufacturing industry. |
WA |
+3,883 |
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No comment. |
FL |
+4,021 |
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Layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and manufacturing
industries. |
VA |
+4,110 |
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Layoffs in the transportation, warehousing, and manufacturing
industries. |
IN |
+4,328 |
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Layoffs in the trade and manufacturing industries. |
NJ |
+4,599 |
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Layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and manufacturing
industries. |
MN |
+4,788 |
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Layoffs in the construction and manufacturing industries. |
SC |
+7,049 |
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Layoffs in the manufacturing industry. |
MI |
+7,333 |
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Layoffs in the construction industry. |
GA |
+8,161 |
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Layoffs in the textile and manufacturing industries. |
IL |
+8,368 |
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Layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries. |
PA |
+10,915 |
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Layoffs in the construction, service, and transportation
industries. |
NY |
+11,211 |
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Layoffs in the construction, service, and transportation
industries. |
NC |
+21,785 |
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Layoffs in the textile, apparel, furniture, and transportation
industries. |
CA |
+23,001 |
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Layoffs in the construction and service industries, and agriculture. |
State Detail Prior Week
UI Claims Series 1967 to current
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