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Calendar Year 2006 Seasonal Factors: Seasonal factors
for CY 2006 and the revised historical series for CY 2000-2005 for both initial
claims and continued claims will be made available on March 30, 2006, with the
release of the Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report.
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending March 18, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial
claims was 302,000, a decrease of 11,000 from the previous week's revised
figure of 313,000. The 4-week moving average was 303,500, an increase of 6,000
from the previous week's revised average of 297,500.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9 percent
for the week ending March 11, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised rate
of 1.9 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending March 11 was 2,472,000, an increase of 38,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,434,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,469,250,
a decrease of 4,000 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,473,250.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted,
totaled 267,682 in the week ending March 18, a decrease of 27,019 from the previous
week. There were 290,719 initial claims in the comparable week in 2005.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.2 percent during the
week ending March 11, unchanged from the prior week.
The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs
totaled 2,850,264, a decrease of 10,270 from the preceding week. A year earlier,
the rate was 2.4 percent and the volume was 3,090,703.
Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending March 4.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 992 in the week ending March 11, an increase of 92 from the prior week. There were 1,945 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of 34 from the preceding week.
There were 17,590 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending March 4, an increase of 940 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 28,793, a decrease of 38 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending March 4 were in Alaska (5.2 percent), Michigan (4.4), Puerto Rico (4.4), Wisconsin (3.6), Pennsylvania (3.4), Rhode Island (3.4), New Jersey (3.3), Vermont (3.3), Massachusetts (3.2), Connecticut (2.9), Idaho (2.9), Mississippi (2.9), and Oregon (2.9).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending March 11 were in Michigan (+5,786), California (+3,503), Texas (+2,887), Virginia (+2,105), and Illinois (+2,096), while the largest decreases were in New York (-11,474), Connecticut (-2,206), Pennsylvania (-1,367), Delaware (-1,341), and North Carolina (-1,194).
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance |
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Prior1 |
WEEK ENDING |
March 18 |
March 11 |
Change |
March 4 |
Year |
Initial Claims (SA) |
302,000 |
313,000 |
-11,000 |
304,000 |
330,000 |
Initial Claims
(NSA) |
267,682 |
294,701 |
-27,019 |
301,791 |
290,719 |
4-Wk Moving Average
(SA) |
303,500 |
297,500 |
+6,000 |
293,750 |
327,500 |
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Advance |
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Prior1 |
WEEK ENDING |
March 11 |
March 4 |
Change |
Feb. 25 |
Year |
Ins. Unemployment
(SA) |
2,472,000 |
2,434,000 |
+38,000 |
2,494,000 |
2,674,000 |
Ins. Unemployment
(NSA) |
2,850,264 |
2,860,534 |
-10,270 |
2,975,300 |
3,090,703 |
4-Wk Moving Average
(SA) |
2,469,250 |
2,473,250 |
-4,000 |
2,490,750 |
2,671,000 |
Ins. Unemployment
Rate (SA)2 |
1.9% |
1.9% |
0.0 |
1.9% |
2.1% |
Ins. Unemployment Rate
(NSA)2 |
2.2% |
2.2% |
0.0 |
2.3% |
2.4% |
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
Federal Employees |
992 |
900 |
+92 |
969 |
Newly Discharged Veterans |
1,945 |
1,979 |
-34 |
2,004 |
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS
(UNADJUSTED)
Federal Employees |
17,590 |
16,650 |
+940 |
18,026 |
Newly Discharged Veterans |
28,793 |
28,831 |
-38 |
26,294 |
Railroad Retirement Board |
3,000 |
3,000 |
0 |
3,000 |
Extended Benefits |
3,060 |
7,059 |
-3,999 |
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State
Detail Prior Week UI Claims Series 1967 to
current
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