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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS
REPORT
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
DATA
In the week ending June 2, the advance figure for
seasonally adjusted initial claims was 432,000, an increase of
13,000 from the previous week's unrevised figure of 419,000. The 4-week moving
average was 413,500, an increase of 11,000 from the previous week's
unrevised average of 402,500.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured
unemployment rate was 2.3 percent for the week ending May 26, an
increase of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week's unrevised rate of
2.2 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted
insured unemployment during the week ending May 26 was 2,993,000,
an increase of 209,000 from the preceding week's revised level of
2,784,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,804,500, an increase of 72,500
from the preceding week's revised average of 2,732,000.
UNADJUSTED
DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under
state programs, unadjusted, totaled 332,846 in the week ending June 2, a
decrease of 14,676 from the previous week. There were 242,970 initial
claims in the comparable week in 2000.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate
was 2.1 percent during the week ending May 26, an increase of 0.1
percentage point from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for
persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,633,724, an increase
of 75,278 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 1.4
percent and the volume was 1,776,119.
Extended benefits were available in Alaska during
the week ending May 19.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former
Federal civilian employees totaled 1,141 in the week ending May 26, an increase
of 186 from the prior week. There were 972 initial claims by newly discharged
veterans, a decrease of 12 from the preceding week.
There were 14,538 former Federal civilian
employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending May 19, a decrease of 789
from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled
12,580, a decrease of 386 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the
week ending May 19 were in Puerto Rico (5.7 percent), Alaska (4.4), Oregon
(3.5), Washington (3.3), Arkansas (2.8), California (2.8), Pennsylvania (2.6),
Rhode Island (2.6), Idaho (2.4), New Jersey (2.4), and Wisconsin (2.4).
The largest increases in initial claims for the
week ending May 26 were in Wisconsin (+3,352), Michigan (+2,795), Puerto Rico
(+2,696), North Carolina (+1,698), and Illinois (+ 1,226), while the largest
decreases were in California (-2,153), Texas (-1,447), South Carolina (-1,445),
Oklahoma (-1,340), and Tennessee (-1,023).
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR
STATE PROGRAMS
|
Advance |
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|
Prior1 |
| WEEK ENDING |
June 2 |
May
26 |
Change |
May 19 |
Year |
| Initial Claims
(SA) |
432,000 |
419,000 |
+13,000 |
411,000 |
311,000 |
| Initial Claims (NSA) |
332,846 |
347,522 |
-14,676 |
338,374 |
242,970 |
| 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) |
413,500 |
402,500 |
+11,000 |
404,000 |
292,250 |
|
Advance |
|
|
|
Prior1 |
| WEEK ENDING |
May
26 |
May 19 |
Change |
May
12 |
Year |
| Ins. Unemployment (SA) |
2,993,000 |
2,784,000 |
+209,000 |
2,758,000 |
2,017,000 |
| Ins. Unemployment (NSA) |
2,633,724 |
2,558,446 |
+75,278 |
2,611,965 |
1,776,119 |
| 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) |
2,804,500 |
2,732,000 |
+72,500 |
2,703,750 |
1,984,750 |
| Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 |
2.3% |
2.2% |
+0.1 |
2.2% |
1.6% |
| Ins. Unemployment
Rate (NSA)2 |
2.1% |
2.0% |
+0.1 |
2.0% |
1.4% |
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS
(UNADJUSTED)
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|
|
|
Prior1 |
| WEEK
ENDING |
May 26 |
May 19 |
Change |
Year |
| Federal
Employees |
1,141 |
955 |
+186 |
1,193 |
| Newly
Discharged Veterans |
972 |
984 |
-12 |
885 |
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS
(UNADJUSTED)
|
|
|
|
Prior1
|
| WEEK
ENDING |
May 19 |
May 12 |
Change
|
Year
|
| Federal
Employees |
14,538 |
15,327 |
-789 |
11,314 |
| Newly Discharged
Veterans |
12,580 |
12,966 |
-386 |
11,532 |
| Railroad
Retirement Board |
3,000 |
3,000 |
0 |
3,000 |
| Extended
Benefits |
1,794 |
2,664 |
-870 |
2,249 |
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 05/26/2001
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
| State |
Change |
|
State Supplied
Comment |
| CA |
-2,153 |
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Fewer layoffs in the construction and
service industries, and agriculture. |
| TX |
-1,447 |
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Fewer layoffs in the food, lumber/wood,
fabricated metals, transportation equipment, and service industries. |
| SC |
-1,445 |
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Fewer layoffs in the textile
industry. |
| OK |
-1,340 |
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No comment. |
| TN |
-1,023 |
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Fewer layoffs in the fabricated metals,
industrial machinery, service, lumber/wood, electrical equipment, textile,
apparel, furniture, and other manufacturing industries, not
specified. |
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
| WI |
+3,352 |
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Layoffs in the construction, trade,
service, and other manufacturing industries, not specified. |
| MI |
+2,795 |
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Layoffs in the automobile industry. |
| PR |
+2,696 |
|
No comment. |
| NC |
+1,698 |
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Layoffs in the textile and furniture
industries. |
| IL |
+1,226 |
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Layoffs in the
construction, service, and other manufacturing industries, not
specified. |
| CT |
+1,119 |
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No comment. |
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