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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS
REPORT
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
DATA
In the week ending May 12, the advance figure
for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 380,000, a decrease
of 8,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 388,000. The 4-week
moving average was 401,250, a decrease of 2,250 from the previous week's
revised average of 403,500.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured
unemployment rate was 2.1 percent for the week ending May 5, unchanged from
the prior week's unrevised rate of 2.1 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted
insured unemployment during the week ending May 5 was 2,682,000, a
decrease of 26,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,708,000.
The 4-week moving average was 2,680,500, an increase of 45,500 from the
preceding week's revised average of 2,635,000.
UNADJUSTED
DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under
state programs, unadjusted, totaled 322,820 in the week ending May 12, a
decrease of 16,181 from the previous week. There were 231,686 initial
claims in the comparable week in 2000.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate
was 2.0 percent during the week ending May 5, a decrease of 0.1 percentage
point from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons
claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,551,024, a decrease
of 143,776 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 1.5
percent and the volume was 1,855,390.
Extended benefits were available in Alaska during
the week ending April 28.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former
Federal civilian employees totaled 1,150 in the week ending May 5, an increase
of 5 from the prior week. There were 1,035 initial claims by newly discharged
veterans, an increase of 49 from the preceding week.
There were 17,111 former Federal civilian
employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending April 28, an increase of 892
from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled
13,078, an increase of 362 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the
week ending April 28 were in Puerto Rico (7.1 percent), Alaska (5.1), Oregon
(3.6), Washington (3.3), Pennsylvania (3.1), California (2.8), Idaho (2.8),
Michigan (2.8), Arkansas (2.7), Montana (2.7), and Rhode Island (2.7).
The largest increases in initial claims for the
week ending May 5 were in California (+6,939), Texas (+1,586), Puerto Rico
(+1,351), Georgia (+910), and Pennsylvania (+827), while the largest decreases
were in North Carolina (-12,265), Iowa (-3,598), New York (-3,232), Michigan
(-2,145), and South Carolina (-1,575).
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR
STATE PROGRAMS
|
Advance |
|
|
|
Prior1 |
| WEEK ENDING |
May 12 |
May
5 |
Change |
April 28 |
Year |
| Initial Claims
(SA) |
380,000 |
388,000 |
-8,000 |
425,000 |
280,000 |
| Initial Claims (NSA) |
322,820 |
339,001 |
-16,181 |
353,812 |
231,686 |
| 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) |
401,250 |
403,500 |
-2,250 |
405,500 |
290,750 |
|
Advance |
|
|
|
Prior1 |
| WEEK ENDING |
May
5 |
April 28 |
Change |
April
21 |
Year |
| Ins. Unemployment (SA) |
2,682,000 |
2,708,000 |
-26,000 |
2,671,000 |
1,964,000 |
| Ins. Unemployment (NSA) |
2,551,024 |
2,694,800 |
-143,776 |
2,702,766 |
1,855,390 |
| 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) |
2,680,500 |
2,635,000 |
+45,500 |
2,596,500 |
1,976,500 |
| Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 |
2.1% |
2.1% |
0.0 |
2.1% |
1.6% |
| Ins. Unemployment
Rate (NSA)2 |
2.0% |
2.1% |
-0.1 |
2.1% |
1.5% |
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS
(UNADJUSTED)
| |
|
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|
Prior1 |
| WEEK
ENDING |
May 5 |
April 28 |
Change |
Year |
| Federal
Employees |
1,150 |
1,145 |
+5 |
1,005 |
| Newly
Discharged Veterans |
1,035 |
986 |
+49 |
1,022 |
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS
(UNADJUSTED)
|
|
|
|
Prior1
|
| WEEK
ENDING |
April 28 |
April 21 |
Change
|
Year
|
| Federal
Employees |
17,111 |
16,219 |
+892 |
11,381 |
| Newly Discharged
Veterans |
13,078 |
12,716 |
+362 |
12,029 |
| Railroad
Retirement Board |
4,000 |
4,000 |
0 |
4,000 |
| Extended
Benefits |
3,266 |
1,749 |
+1,517 |
1,997 |
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 127,491,051 as denominator.
UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 05/05/2001
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
| State |
Change |
|
State Supplied
Comment |
| NC |
-12,265 |
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Fewer layoffs in the textile, apparel,
furniture, electrical equipoment, computer equipment, transportation equipment,
industrial machinery, and trade industries. |
| IA |
-3,598 |
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No comment. |
| NY |
-3,232 |
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No comment. |
| MI |
-2,145 |
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Fewer layoffs in the automobile
industry. |
| SC |
-1,575 |
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Fewer layoffs in the textile industry.
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| OH |
-1,571 |
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No comment. |
| CT |
-1,246 |
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No comment. |
| AL |
-1,183 |
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Fewer layoffs in the textile industry.
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
| PR |
+1,351 |
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No comment. |
| TX |
+1,586 |
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Layoffs in the food, apparel,
rubber/plastics, trade, service, primary metals, non-electrical machinery, and
electrical equipment industries. |
| CA |
+6,939 |
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Layoffs in the service and motion picture
industries. |
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