EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING
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June 19, 2003 |
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending June 14, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 421,000, a decrease of 13,000 from the previous
week's revised figure of 434,000. The 4-week moving average was 432,000, a
decrease of 3,000 from the previous week's revised average of 435,000.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.9
percent for the week ending June 7, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the
prior week's unrevised rate of 3.0 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment
during the week ending June 7 was 3,721,000, a decrease of 62,000 from the
preceding week's revised level of 3,783,000. The 4-week moving average was
3,726,000, an increase of 11,000 from the preceding week's revised average of
3,715,000.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 378,114 in the week ending June 14, a decrease
of 42,410 from the previous week. There were 356,096 initial claims in the
comparable week in 2002.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.7 percent during
the week ending June 7, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted
number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 3,397,225, a
decrease of 45,610 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was
2.6 percent and the volume was 3,364,030.
Extended benefits were available in Alaska, Oregon, and Washington
during the week ending May 31.
53 states reported that 848,207 individuals filed continued claims under
the Federal Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation (TEUC) program during
the week ending May 31.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 1,639 in the week ending June 7, an increase of 52 from the prior week.
There were 1,247 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase of
321 from the preceding week.
There were 14,100 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending May 31, an increase of 2,121 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 17,171, an increase of 1,109 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending May 31 were in
Puerto Rico (5.2 percent), Alaska (5.0), Oregon (4.7), Washington (4.0),
California (3.7), Pennsylvania (3.7), Arkansas (3.3), Massachusetts (3.3),
Idaho (3.2), and New Jersey (3.2).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending June 7 were
in California (+10,125), Kansas (+6,898), Pennsylvania (+5,049), Illinois
(+4,268), and Florida (+3,889), while the largest decreases were in
Mississippi (-533), Vermont (-410), North Carolina (-384), Virginia (-330), and
Wisconsin (-262).
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE
PROGRAMS
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Advance |
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Prior1 |
WEEK ENDING |
June 14 |
June 7 |
Change |
May 31 |
Year |
Initial Claims (SA) |
421,000 |
434,000 |
-13,000 |
448,000 |
399,000 |
Initial Claims
(NSA) |
378,114 |
420,524 |
-42,410 |
351,454 |
356,096 |
4-Wk Moving
Average (SA) |
432,000 |
435,000 |
-3,000 |
431,750 |
397,000 |
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Advance |
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Prior1 |
WEEK ENDING |
June 7 |
May 31 |
Change |
May 24 |
Year |
Ins. Unemployment
(SA) |
3,721,000 |
3,783,000 |
-62,000 |
3,680,000 |
3,693,000 |
Ins. Unemployment
(NSA) |
3,397,225 |
3,442,835 |
-45,610 |
3,297,674 |
3,364,030 |
4-Wk Moving
Average (SA) |
3,726,000 |
3,715,000 |
+11,000 |
3,702,750 |
3,697,000 |
Ins.
Unemployment Rate (SA)2 |
2.9% |
3.0% |
-0.1 |
2.9% |
2.9% |
Ins. Unemployment Rate
(NSA)2 |
2.7% |
2.7% |
0.0 |
2.6% |
2.6% |
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS
(UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1 |
WEEK ENDING |
June 7 |
May 31 |
Change |
Year |
Federal Employees |
1,639 |
1,587 |
+52 |
1,548 |
Newly Discharged Veterans |
1,247 |
926 |
+321 |
1,141 |
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS
(UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1 |
WEEK ENDING |
May 31 |
May 24 |
Change |
Year |
Federal Employees |
14,100 |
11,979 |
+2,121 |
14,112 |
Newly Discharged Veterans |
17,171 |
16,062 |
+1,109 |
13,436 |
Railroad Retirement
Board |
2,000 |
2,000 |
0 |
3,000 |
Extended Benefits |
16,051 |
15,762 |
+289 |
2,203 |
Federal (TEUC) 3 |
848,207 |
822,256 |
+25,951 |
1,450,388 |
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 126,632,357 as denominator. 3
- Prior year level based on the reports of 49 states.
UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 06/07/2003
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
State |
Change |
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State Supplied Comment |
None |
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
IN |
+1,006 |
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Layoffs in the service industry. |
CO |
+1,023 |
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No comment. |
AZ |
+1,117 |
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No comment. |
TX |
+1,242 |
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Layoffs in the service, information, and manufacturing
industries. |
PR |
+1,569 |
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No comment. |
MN |
+1,659 |
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Layoffs in the service and manufacturing
industries. |
LA |
+1,836 |
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Increase is seasonal, school closings related. |
MO |
+1,985 |
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Layoffs in the transportation, communications, and
public utilities industries. |
TN |
+2,283 |
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Layoffs in the industrial machinery, transportation,
fabricated metals, trade, and service industries. |
NJ |
+2,581 |
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Layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and
manufacturing industries. |
SC |
+2,596 |
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Layoffs in the manufacturing industry. |
OH |
+2,653 |
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No comment. |
NY |
+2,998 |
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Return to a five day workweek. |
AL |
+3,049 |
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Layoffs in the textile industry. |
GA |
+3,128 |
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Layoffs in the textile industry. |
FL |
+3,889 |
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Layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and
manufacturing industries, and agriculture. |
IL |
+4,268 |
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Layoffs in the trade, service, and manufacturing
industries. |
PA |
+5,049 |
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Layoffs in the fabricated metals, transportation,
trade, and service industries. |
KS |
+6,898 |
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Layoffs in the trade, service, and manufacturing
industries. |
CA |
+10,125 |
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Layoffs in the trade, service, and manufacturing
industries. |
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