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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending Oct. 25, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial
claims was 479,000, unchanged from the previous week's revised
figure of 479,000. The 4-week moving average was
475,500, a decrease of 5,000 from the previous week's revised average of 480,500.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.8 percent
for the week ending Oct. 18, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised rate
of 2.8 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending Oct. 18 was 3,715,000, a decrease of 12,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 3,727,000. The 4-week moving average was 3,709,500,
an increase of 28,000 from the preceding week's revised average of 3,681,500.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted,
totaled 443,728 in the week ending Oct. 25, an increase of 27,617 from the previous
week. There were 303,357 initial claims in the comparable week in 2007.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.4 percent during the
week ending Oct. 18, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number
for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 3,228,606, an increase
of 94,217 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 1.7 percent
and the volume was 2,241,942.
Extended benefits were available in Alaska, North Carolina, and Rhode Island during the week ending Oct 11.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 1,363 in the week ending Oct. 18, a decrease of 290 from the prior week. There were 1,512 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of 389 from the preceding week.
There were 14,006 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending Oct. 11, an increase of 471 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 22,890, an increase of 543 from the prior week.
States reported 978,142 persons claiming EUC (Emergency Unemployment Compensation) benefits for the week ending Oct. 11, a decrease of 117,036 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Oct. 11 were in Puerto Rico (5.2 percent), Michigan (3.5), Nevada (3.4), Oregon (3.4), California (3.1), New Jersey (3.1), South Carolina (3.1), Arkansas (3.0), Pennsylvania (3.0), and North Carolina (2.8).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Oct. 18 were in Tennessee (+1,956), Oregon (+1,802), Indiana (+1,297), Virginia (+898), and Florida (+543), while the largest decreases were in New York (-6,080), Michigan (-5,894), Illinois (-3,795), Ohio (-2,923), and Kentucky (-2,494).
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance |
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Prior1 |
WEEK ENDING |
Oct. 25 |
Oct. 18 |
Change |
Oct. 11 |
Year |
Initial Claims (SA) |
479,000 |
479,000 |
0 |
463,000 |
332,000 |
Initial Claims
(NSA) |
443,728 |
416,111 |
+27,617 |
454,065 |
303,357 |
4-Wk Moving Average
(SA) |
475,500 |
480,500 |
-5,000 |
484,750 |
329,750 |
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Advance |
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Prior1 |
WEEK ENDING |
Oct. 18 |
Oct. 11 |
Change |
Oct. 4 |
Year |
Ins. Unemployment
(SA) |
3,715,000 |
3,727,000 |
-12,000 |
3,725,000 |
2,598,000 |
Ins. Unemployment
(NSA) |
3,228,606 |
3,134,389 |
+94,217 |
3,073,515 |
2,241,942 |
4-Wk Moving Average
(SA) |
3,709,500 |
3,681,500 |
+28,000 |
3,635,500 |
2,559,250 |
Ins. Unemployment
Rate (SA)2 |
2.8% |
2.8% |
0.0 |
2.8% |
2.0% |
Ins. Unemployment Rate
(NSA)2
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2.4% |
2.3% |
+0.1 |
2.3% |
1.7% |
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
Federal Employees |
1,363 |
1,653 |
-290 |
1,494 |
Newly Discharged Veterans |
1,512 |
1,901 |
-389 |
1,822 |
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS
(UNADJUSTED)
Federal Employees |
14,006 |
13,535 |
+471 |
15,833 |
Newly Discharged Veterans |
22,890 |
22,347 |
+543 |
22,954 |
Railroad Retirement Board |
3,000 |
3,000 |
0 |
3,000 |
Extended Benefits |
1,099 |
1,236 |
-137 |
0 |
EUC 2008 |
978,142 |
1,095,178 |
-117,036 |
0 |
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