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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending Jan. 20, the advance figure for seasonally
adjusted initial claims was 316,000, an increase of 12,000 from the
previous week's revised figure of 304,000. The 4-week moving average was
336,000, a decrease of 13,750 from the previous week's revised average of
349,750.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9
percent for the week ending Jan. 13, an increase of 0.1 percentage point
from the prior week's revised rate of 1.8 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment
during the week ending Jan. 13 was 2,401,000, an increase of 66,000
from the preceding week's revised level of 2,335,000. The 4-week moving average
was 2,476,250, an increase of 10,500 from the preceding week's revised
average of 2,465,750.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 401,741 in the week ending Jan. 20, a decrease
of 198,099 from the previous week. There were 328,800 initial claims in
the comparable week in 2000.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.3 percent during
the week ending Jan. 13, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the prior
week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state
programs totaled 2,907,709, a decrease of 169,328 from the preceding week.
A year earlier, the rate was 2.1 percent and the volume was 2,588,921.
Extended benefits were not available in any
state during the week ending Jan. 6.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 3,245 in the week ending Jan.13, an increase of 1,046 from the prior
week. There were 1,451 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase
of 368 from the preceding week.
There were 28,195 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI
benefits for the week ending Jan.6, an increase of 729 from the previous week.
Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 13,743, an increase of 618
from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Jan. 6 were
in Alaska (6.0 percent), Puerto Rico (4.9), Michigan (3.9), Arkansas (3.7),
Idaho (3.7), Oregon (3.7), Montana (3.6), Pennsylvania (3.6), Washington (3.6),
West Virginia (3.4), and Wisconsin (3.4).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Jan.13 were
in California (+11,850), Michigan (+8,182), Texas (+6,470), Pennsylvania
(+5,167), and Minnesota (+5,021), while the largest decreases were in New York
(-14,459), South Carolina (-10,057), Arkansas (-3,495), North Carolina
(-3,111), and Kentucky (-2,356).
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE
PROGRAMS
|
Advance |
|
|
|
Prior1 |
| WEEK ENDING |
Jan. 20 |
Jan. 13 |
Change |
Jan. 6 |
Year |
| Initial
Claims (SA) |
316,000 |
304,000 |
+12,000 |
344,000 |
266,000 |
| Initial Claims (NSA) |
401,741 |
599,840 |
-198,099 |
558,938 |
328,800 |
| 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) |
336,000 |
349,750 |
-13,750 |
362,500 |
287,750 |
|
Advance |
|
|
|
Prior1 |
| WEEK ENDING |
Jan. 13 |
Jan. 6 |
Change |
Dec. 30 |
Year |
| Ins. Unemployment (SA) |
2,401,000 |
2,335,000 |
+66,000 |
2,608,000 |
2,112,000 |
| Ins. Unemployment (NSA) |
2,907,709 |
3,077,037 |
-169,328 |
2,985,919 |
2,588,921 |
| 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) |
2,476,250 |
2,465,750 |
+10,500 |
2,459,500 |
2,119,750 |
| Ins. Unemployment Rate
(SA)2 |
1.9% |
1.8% |
+0.1 |
2.1% |
1.7% |
| Ins. Unemployment Rate
(NSA)2 |
2.3% |
2.4% |
-0.1 |
2.4% |
2.1% |
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS
(UNADJUSTED)
| |
|
|
|
Prior1 |
| WEEK ENDING |
Jan. 13
|
Jan. 6
|
Change |
Year |
| Federal Employees |
3,245 |
2,199 |
+1,046 |
1,697 |
| Newly Discharged Veterans |
1,451 |
1,083 |
+368 |
1,334 |
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS
(UNADJUSTED)
|
|
|
|
Prior1 |
| WEEK ENDING |
Jan. 6
|
Dec.
30 |
Change |
Year |
| Federal Employees |
28,195 |
27,466 |
+729 |
19,883 |
| Newly Discharged Veterans |
13,743 |
13,125 |
+618 |
14,223 |
| Railroad Retirement Board
|
7,000 |
7,000 |
0 |
4,000 |
| Extended Benefits |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
FOOTNOTES
SA - Seasonally Adjusted Data
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NSA - Not Seasonally Adjusted Data
1 - Prior year is comparable
to most recent data.
2 - Most recent week used covered
employment of 126,843,537 as denominator.
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
| State |
Change |
|
State
Supplied Comment |
| NY |
-14,459 |
|
No comment. |
| SC |
-10,057 |
|
Fewer layoffs in manufacturing. |
| AR |
-3,495 |
|
No comment. |
| NC |
-3,111 |
|
Fewer layoffs in the textile,
apparel, furniture, and rubber/plastics industries. |
| KY |
-2,356 |
|
No comment. |
| TN |
-1,512 |
|
Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade,
service, and rubber/plastics industries. |
| MO |
-1,448 |
|
Fewer layoffs in the construction
industry. |
| WI |
-1,148 |
|
Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade,
and service industries, and manufacturing. |
| OH |
-1,082 |
|
No comment. |
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
| NM |
+1,007 |
|
No comment. |
| UT |
+1,060 |
|
No comment. |
| WV |
+1,072 |
|
No comment. |
| PR |
+1,127 |
|
No comment. |
| MT |
+1,292 |
|
No comment. |
| IA |
+1,308 |
|
No comment. |
| AZ |
+1,311 |
|
No comment. |
| WA |
+1,831 |
|
No comment. |
| FL |
+1,984 |
|
Layoffs in the construction, trade, and
service industries, and agriculture. |
| DE |
+2,913 |
|
Layoffs in the construction and automobile
industries. |
| CT |
+3,012 |
|
No comment. |
| GA |
+3,181 |
|
Layoffs in the textile industry. |
| KS |
+3,716 |
|
Layoffs in the trade industry, and
manufacturing. |
| AL |
+3,818 |
|
Layoffs in the textile industry. |
| LA |
+3,981 |
|
Increase due to the start of a new
quarter. |
| IN |
+4,298 |
|
Layoffs in the transportation equipment
and electrical equipment industries. |
| MN |
+5,021 |
|
Layoffs in the construction and service
industries. |
| PA |
+5,167 |
|
Layoffs in the apparel, furniture, and
rubber/plastics industries. |
| TX |
+6,470 |
|
Layoffs in the lumber/wood and electrical
equipment industries. |
| MI |
+8,182 |
|
Layoffs in the automobile industry. |
| CA |
+11,850 |
|
Layoffs in the trade and service
industries, and agriculture. |
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