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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending Dec. 17, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial
claims was 318,000, a decrease of 13,000 from the previous week's revised
figure of 331,000. The 4-week moving average was 324,500, a decrease of 4,750
from the previous week's revised average of 329,250.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.1 percent
for the week ending Dec. 10, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week's unrevised rate
of 2.0 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending Dec. 10 was 2,638,000, an increase of 41,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,597,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,640,250,
a decrease of 39,750 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,680,000.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted,
totaled 357,876 in the week ending Dec. 17, a decrease of 33,915 from the previous
week. There were 374,749 initial claims in the comparable week in 2004.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.1 percent during the
week ending Dec. 10, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week.
The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs
totaled 2,716,799, an increase of 171,922 from the preceding week. A year earlier,
the rate was 2.2 percent and the volume was 2,820,965.
Extended benefits were available in Louisiana during the week ending Dec. 3.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 1,671 in the week ending Dec. 10, a decrease of 552 from the prior week. There were 2,348 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of 398 from the preceding week.
There were 19,301 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending Dec. 3, a decrease of 2,076 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 28,290, a decrease of 1,876 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Dec. 3 were in Alaska (4.6 percent), Puerto Rico (4.4), Louisiana (4.0), Mississippi (3.9), Pennsylvania (3.1), Michigan (2.9), Oregon (2.8), Wisconsin (2.7), Arkansas (2.6), and New Jersey (2.6).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Dec. 10 were in Illinois (+5,324), Ohio (+4,112), Missouri (+2,149), Massachusetts (+1,889), and New Jersey (+1,611), while the largest decreases were in North Carolina (-16,086), California (-13,778), New York (-9,024), Pennsylvania
(-7,121), and South Carolina (-3,861).
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance |
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Prior1 |
WEEK ENDING |
Dec. 17 |
Dec. 10 |
Change |
Dec. 3 |
Year |
Initial Claims (SA) |
318,000 |
331,000 |
-13,000 |
328,000 |
329,000 |
Initial Claims
(NSA) |
357,876 |
391,791 |
-33,915 |
444,600 |
374,749 |
4-Wk Moving Average
(SA) |
324,500 |
329,250 |
-4,750 |
322,750 |
336,250 |
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Advance |
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Prior1 |
WEEK ENDING |
Dec. 10 |
Dec. 3 |
Change |
Nov. 26 |
Year |
Ins. Unemployment
(SA) |
2,638,000 |
2,597,000 |
+41,000 |
2,585,000 |
2,720,000 |
Ins. Unemployment
(NSA) |
2,716,799 |
2,544,877 |
+171,922 |
2,695,927 |
2,820,965 |
4-Wk Moving Average
(SA) |
2,640,250 |
2,680,000 |
-39,750 |
2,722,000 |
2,743,000 |
Ins. Unemployment
Rate (SA)2 |
2.1% |
2.0% |
+0.1 |
2.0% |
2.2% |
Ins. Unemployment Rate
(NSA)2 |
2.1% |
2.0% |
+0.1 |
2.1% |
2.2% |
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
Federal Employees |
1,671 |
2,223 |
-552 |
1,901 |
Newly Discharged Veterans |
2,348 |
2,746 |
-398 |
1,799 |
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS
(UNADJUSTED)
Federal Employees |
19,301 |
21,377 |
-2,076 |
19,772 |
Newly Discharged Veterans |
28,290 |
30,166 |
-1,876 |
27,225 |
Railroad Retirement Board |
3,000 |
2,000 |
+1,000 |
3,000 |
Extended Benefits |
3 |
0 |
+3 |
1 |
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 12/10/2005
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
State |
Change |
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State Supplied Comment |
NC |
-16,086 |
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Fewer layoffs in the construction, transportation, fabricated
metals, textile, apparel, and furniture industries. |
CA |
-13,778 |
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Fewer layoffs in the construction and service industries,
and agriculture. |
NY |
-9,024 |
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Fewer layoffs in the service and transportation industries. |
PA |
-7,121 |
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Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and transportation
industries. |
SC |
-3,861 |
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Fewer layoffs in the manufacturing industry. |
LA |
-3,187 |
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Fewer Hurricane related claims. 734 claims were Hurricane
related. |
MN |
-2,345 |
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Fewer layoffs in the construction and manufacturing industries. |
MS |
-2,233 |
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No comment. |
MI |
-1,998 |
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No comment. |
AL |
-1,927 |
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Fewer layoffs in the construction, service, textile, and
manufacturing industries. |
GA |
-1,927 |
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Fewer layoffs in the textile and manufacturing industries. |
VA |
-1,823 |
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Fewer layoffs in the information, finance, transportation,
warehousing, and manufacturing industries. |
WA |
-1,809 |
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No comment. |
FL |
-1,807 |
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Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and manufacturing
industries, and agriculture. |
WI |
-1,591 |
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Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and manufacturing
industries. |
DE |
-1,369 |
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No comment. |
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
State |
Change |
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State Supplied Comment |
IA |
+1,270 |
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No comment. |
CO |
+1,355 |
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No comment. |
TX |
+1,363 |
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Layoffs in the manufacturing industry. |
KS |
+1,589 |
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Layoffs in the construction and manufacturing industries. |
NJ |
+1,611 |
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Layoffs in the construction and service industries. |
MA |
+1,889 |
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Layoffs in the construction and service industries. |
MO |
+2,149 |
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Layoffs in the construction, transportation, and stone/clay/glass
industries. |
OH |
+4,112 |
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Layoffs in the automobile and construction industries. |
IL |
+5,324 |
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No comment. |
State Detail Prior Week
UI Claims Series 1967 to current
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