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January 24, 2002 |
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS
REPORT
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
DATA
In the week ending Jan. 19, the advance
figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 376,000, a decrease
of 15,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 391,000. The 4-week
moving average was 404,250, a decrease of 8,750 from the previous
week's revised average of 413,000.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured
unemployment rate was 2.7 percent for the week ending Jan. 12,
unchanged from the prior week's unrevised rate of 2.7 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted
insured unemployment during the week ending Jan. 12 was 3,458,000,
a decrease of 54,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 3,512,000.
The 4-week moving average was 3,548,000, a decrease of 52,500 from the
preceding week's revised average of 3,600,500.
UNADJUSTED
DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under
state programs, unadjusted, totaled 582,909 in the week ending Jan.
19, a decrease of 208,683 from the previous week. There were 399,254
initial claims in the comparable week in 2001.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate
was 3.4 percent during the week ending Jan. 12, a decrease of 0.2
percentage point from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number
for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 4,423,365, a
decrease of 244,348 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the
rate was 2.2 percent and the volume was 2,833,258.
Extended benefits were not available in any state
during the week ending Jan. 5.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former
Federal civilian employees totaled 2,485 in the week ending Jan. 12, an
increase of 717 from the prior week. There were 1,520 initial claims by newly
discharged veterans, an increase of 531 from the preceding week.
There were 19,972 former Federal civilian
employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending Jan. 5, a decrease of 433
from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled
17,240, an increase of 1,017 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the
week ending Jan. 5 were in Alaska (6.5 percent), Puerto Rico (6.3), Oregon
(6.0), South Carolina (5.8), Michigan (5.6), Washington (5.6), Idaho (5.3),
North Carolina (5.3), Pennsylvania (5.2), Wisconsin (5.0), and Massachusetts
(5.0).
The largest increases in initial claims for the
week ending Jan. 12 were in North Carolina (+38,951), California (+34,040),
South Carolina (+33,264), Texas (+9,084), and Michigan (+7,633), while the
largest decreases were in New York (-15,929), Wisconsin (-4,458), Iowa
(-2,658), Arkansas (-1,774), and Massachusetts (-1,477).
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR
STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance |
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Prior1 |
| WEEK ENDING |
Jan. 19 |
Jan.
12 |
Change |
Jan. 5 |
Year |
| Initial Claims
(SA) |
376,000 |
391,000 |
-15,000 |
399,000 |
311,000 |
| Initial Claims (NSA) |
582,909 |
791,592 |
-208,683 |
637,628 |
399,254 |
| 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) |
404,250 |
413,000 |
-8,750 |
411,500 |
331,750 |
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Advance |
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Prior1 |
| WEEK ENDING |
Jan.
12 |
Jan. 5 |
Change |
Dec.
29 |
Year |
| Ins. Unemployment (SA) |
3,458,000 |
3,512,000 |
-54,000 |
3,515,000 |
2,319,000 |
| Ins. Unemployment (NSA) |
4,423,365 |
4,667,713 |
-244,348 |
4,225,414 |
2,833,258 |
| 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) |
3,548,000 |
3,600,500 |
-52,500 |
3,642,250 |
2,364,750 |
| Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 |
2.7% |
2.7% |
0.0 |
2.7% |
1.8% |
| Ins. Unemployment
Rate (NSA)2 |
3.4% |
3.6% |
-0.2 |
3.3% |
2.2% |
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS
(UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1 |
| WEEK
ENDING |
Jan. 12 |
Jan. 5 |
Change |
Year |
| Federal
Employees |
2,485 |
1,768 |
+717 |
3,254 |
| Newly
Discharged Veterans |
1,520 |
989 |
+531 |
1,457 |
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS
(UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
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| WEEK
ENDING |
Jan. 5 |
Dec. 29 |
Change
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Year
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| Federal
Employees |
19,972 |
20,405 |
-433 |
28,231 |
| Newly Discharged
Veterans |
17,240 |
16,223 |
+1,017 |
13,721 |
| Railroad
Retirement Board |
7,000 |
7,000 |
0 |
8,000 |
| Extended
Benefits |
13 |
2 |
+11 |
0 |
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 128,673,493 as denominator.
UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 01/12/2002
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
| State |
Change |
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State Supplied
Comment |
| NY |
-15,929 |
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No comment. |
| WI |
-4,458 |
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Fewer layoffs in the construction, retail
trade, service, and manufacturing industries. |
| IA |
-2,658 |
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No comment. |
| AR |
-1,774 |
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Fewer layoffs in the stone/clay/glass,
transportation equipment, and electrical equipment industries. |
| MA |
-1,477 |
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No comment. |
| KY |
-1,241 |
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Fewer layoffs in the printing/publishing
and apparel industries. |
| RI |
-1,080 |
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Fewer layoffs in the trade, service, and
manufacturing industries. |
| OR |
-1,038 |
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No comment. |
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
| MT |
+1,074 |
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No comment. |
| MO |
+1,100 |
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Layoffs in the retail trade, service, and
fabricated metals industries. |
| NM |
+1,102 |
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Layoffs in the construction and mining
industries, and agriculture. |
| LA |
+1,139 |
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No comment. |
| CO |
+1,161 |
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No comment. |
| NJ |
+1,190 |
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Layoffs in the construction, wholesale
trade, service, and manufacturing industries. |
| DE |
+1,464 |
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No comment. |
| OK |
+1,472 |
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No comment. |
| PA |
+1,630 |
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Layoffs in the construction,
transportation equipment, trade, and service industries. |
| PR |
+1,669 |
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No comment. |
| NV |
+1,817 |
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No comment. |
| MD |
+2,019 |
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Layoffs in the stone/clay/glass,
furniture, construction, service, and automobile industries |
| AZ |
+2,053 |
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No comment. |
| WV |
+2,335 |
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No comment. |
| KS |
+2,917 |
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Layoffs in the trade, transportation,
communications, public utilities, and manufacturing industries. |
| IL |
+2,955 |
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Layoffs in the construction, service, and
manufacturing industries. |
| OH |
+3,460 |
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No comment. |
| CT |
+4,231 |
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Layoffs in the construction, service, and
manufacturing industries. |
| AL |
+4,383 |
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Layoffs in the lumber/wood, textile,
construction, apparel, and service industries. |
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
| GA |
+4,440 |
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Layoffs in the apparel and
transportation equipment industries. |
| TN |
+5,307 |
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Layoffs in the industrial machinery,
rubber/plastics, lumber/wood, apparel, and transportation equipment
industries. |
| FL |
+5,730 |
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Layoffs in the construction, trade,
service, and manufacturing industries, and agriculture. |
| MI |
+7,633 |
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Layoffs in the automobile industry. |
| TX |
+9,084 |
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Layoffs in the service, mining, and
manufacturing industries. |
| SC |
+33,264 |
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Layoffs in the manufacturing
industry. |
| CA |
+34,040 |
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Layoffs in the electronics, machinery,
and service industries. |
| NC |
+38,951 |
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No comment. |
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