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In the week ending Jan. 8, the advance figure for
seasonally adjusted initial claims was 309,000, unchanged from the previous
week's unrevised figure of 309,000. The 4-week moving average was 294,000, an
increase of 10,500 from the previous week's revised average of 283,500.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate
was 1.7 percent for the week ending Jan. 1, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point
from the prior week's unrevised rate of 1.8 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured
unemployment during the week ending Jan. 1 was 2,150,000, a decrease of 17,000
from the preceding week's revised level of 2,167,000. The 4-week moving average
was 2,141,000, an increase of 12,500 from the preceding week's revised average
of 2,128,500.
The advance number of actual initial claims under state
programs, unadjusted, totaled 602,219 in the week ending Jan. 8, an increase of
164,423 from the previous week. There were 713,805 initial claims in the
comparable week in 1999.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.2
percent during the week ending Jan. 1, an increase of 0.4 percentage point from
the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits
in state programs totaled 2,778,201, an increase of 524,826 from the preceding
week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.5 percent and the volume was
3,066,316.
Extended benefits were not available in any state during
the week ending Dec. 25.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian
employees totaled 1,061 in the week ending Jan. 1, a decrease of 589 from the
prior week. There were 899 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an
increase of 48 from the preceding week.
There were 18,927 former Federal civilian employees
claiming UI benefits for the week ending Dec. 25, a decrease of 1,368 from the
previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 13,346, an
increase of 466 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending
Dec. 25 were in Alaska (5.6 percent), Puerto Rico (5.0), Oregon (3.2),
Washington (3.2), Idaho (3.1), Rhode Island (3.1), Montana (2.7), Pennsylvania
(2.7), Wisconsin (2.6), and California (2.5).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending
Jan. 1 were in Pennsylvania (+12,783), North Carolina (+11,428), Tennessee
(+10,285), Michigan (+9,376), and New York (+8,968), while the largest
decreases were in California (-11,428), Texas (-7,275), Illinois (-3,044),
Indiana (-2,527), and Oklahoma (-1,836).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Jan. 8 Jan. 1 Change Dec. 25 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 309,000 309,000 0 275,000 358,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 602,219 437,796 +164,423 377,813 713,805
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 294,000 283,500 +10,500 280,000 338,500
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Jan. 1 Dec. 25 Change Dec. 18 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,150,000 2,167,000 -17,000 2,157,000 2,337,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,778,201 2,253,375 +524,826 2,098,820 3,066,316
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,141,000 2,128,500 +12,500 2,116,250 2,268,500
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.7% 1.8% -0.1 1.8% 1.9%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 2.2% 1.8% +0.4 1.7% 2.5%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Jan. 1 Dec. 25 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,061 1,650 -589 1,264
Newly Discharged Veterans 899 851 +48 1,147
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Dec. 25 Dec. 18 Change Year
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Federal Employees 18,927 20,295 -1,368 19,756
Newly Discharged Veterans 13,346 12,880 +466 15,471
Railroad Retirement Board 3,000 3,000 0 4,000
Extended Benefits 0 0 0 9,861
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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 123,830,071 as denominator.
UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 01/01/2000
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Chang State Supplied Comment
CA -11,428 No comment.
TX -7,275 No comment.
IL -3,044 Fewer layoffs in the construction and trade industries, and manufacturing.
IN -2,527 Fewer layoffs in the food, electrical equipment, and primary metals industries.
OK -1,836 No comment,
KS -1,587 Fewer layoffs in the service industry, and manufacturing.
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
CT +1,319 Layoffs in the construction and trade industries, manufacturing, and agriculture.
NH +1,511 Layoffs in the construction, trade, service, textile, apparel, furniture, electrical equipment, rubber/plastics, primary metals, and fabricated metals industries, and manufacturing.
RI +1,707 Layoffs in manufacturing.
NJ +2,607 Layoffs in the transportation, trade, and service industries.
GA +3,083 Layoffs in manufacturing.
MD +3,341 Layoffs in the apparel, service, electrical equipment, and transportation equipment industries.
MA +4,174 No comment.
SC +5,082 Layoffs in manufacturing.
WI +6,172 Layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and transportation industries, and manufacturing.
AL +6,472 Layoffs in the textile, apparel, construction, and service industries.
KY +7,404 Layoffs in the food, primary metals, fabricated metals, and lumber/wood industries.
NY +8,968 No comment.
MI +9,376 Layoffs in the automobile industry.
TN +10,285 Layoffs in agriculture.
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
NC +11,428 Layoffs in the construction, textile, apparel, and non-electrical machinery industries.
PA +12,783 Layoffs in the construction, trade, service, food, textile, apparel, and transportation industries.
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