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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
DATA
In the week ending Dec. 2, the advance figure for
seasonally adjusted initial claims was 352,000, a decrease of 9,000
from the previous week's revised figure of 361,000. The 4-week moving average
was 345,250, an increase of 1,250 from the previous week's revised average
of 344,000.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment
rate was 1.9 percent for the week ending Nov. 25, an increase of 0.1
percentage point from the prior week's revised rate of 1.8 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured
unemployment during the week ending Nov. 25 was 2,350,000, an increase
of 25,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,325,000. The 4-week
moving average was 2,278,000, an increase of 37,750 from the preceding
week's revised average of 2,240,250.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state
programs, unadjusted, totaled 444,672 in the week ending Dec. 2, an
increase of 124,152 from the previous week. There were 378,735 initial
claims in the comparable week in 1999.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9
percent during the week ending Nov. 25, an increase of 0.4 percentage point
from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI
benefits in state programs totaled 2,399,248, an increase of 560,468 from
the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 1.8 percent and the volume was
2,190,468.
Extended benefits were not available in any state during
the week ending Nov. 18.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian
employees totaled 1,848 in the week ending Nov. 25, a decrease of 493
from the prior week. There were 764 initial claims by newly discharged
veterans, a decrease of 340 from the preceding week.
There were 25,057 former Federal civilian employees
claiming UI benefits for the week ending Nov. 18, a decrease of 2,980 from
the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 11,448,
a decrease of 1,591 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending
Nov. 18 were in Alaska (4.6 percent), Washington (2.6), Oregon (2.5),
Arkansas (2.3), California (2.2), Idaho (2.1), Montana
(2.0), Nevada (2.0), Puerto Rico (2.0), and Rhode Island (2.0).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week
ending Nov. 25 were in Wisconsin (+16,919), Ohio (+2,314), Oregon
(+1,556), Indiana (+1,267), and Iowa (+972), while the largest decreases
were in California (-18,823), Texas (-5,289), Alabama (-4,203),
Missouri (-4,013), and North Carolina (-3,825).
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE
PROGRAMS
|
Advance |
|
|
|
Prior1 |
| WEEK ENDING |
Dec. 2 |
Nov. 25 |
Change |
Nov. 18 |
Year |
| Initial
Claims (SA) |
352,000 |
361,000 |
-9,000 |
340,000 |
293,000 |
| Initial Claims (NSA) |
444,672 |
320,520 |
+124,152 |
376,169 |
378,735 |
| 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) |
345,250 |
344,000 |
+1,250 |
331,250 |
286,750 |
|
Advance |
|
|
|
Prior1 |
| WEEK ENDING |
Nov. 25 |
Nov. 18 |
Change |
Nov. 11 |
Year |
| Ins. Unemployment (SA) |
2,350,000 |
2,325,000 |
+25,000 |
2,230,000 |
2,125,000 |
| Ins. Unemployment |
2,399,248 |
1,838,780 |
+560,468 |
2,006,564 |
2,190,468 |
| 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) |
2,278,000 |
2,240,250 |
+37,750 |
2,200,250 |
2,132,250 |
| Ins. Unemployment Rate
(SA)2 |
1.9% |
1.8% |
+0.1 |
1.8% |
1.7% |
| Ins. Unemployment Rate
(NSA)2 |
1.9% |
1.5% |
+0.4 |
1.6% |
1.8% |
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS
(UNADJUSTED)
| |
|
|
|
Prior1 |
| WEEK ENDING |
Nov. 25
|
Nov. 18
|
Change |
Year |
| Federal Employees |
1,848 |
2,341 |
-493 |
1,627 |
| Newly Discharged Veterans |
764 |
1,104 |
-340 |
774 |
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS
(UNADJUSTED)
|
|
|
|
Prior1 |
| WEEK ENDING |
Nov.
18 |
Nov.
11 |
Change |
Year |
| Federal Employees |
25,057 |
28,037 |
-2,980 |
18,318 |
| Newly Discharged Veterans |
11,448 |
13,039 |
-1,591 |
12,365 |
| Railroad Retirement Board
|
3,000 |
3,000 |
0 |
3,000 |
| Extended Benefits |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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 126,084,568 as denominator.
UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 11/25/2000
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
| State |
Change |
|
State
Supplied Comment |
| CA |
-18,823 |
|
Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade,
and service industries, and agriculture. |
| TX |
-5,289 |
|
Fewer layoffs in the transportation
equipment, electrical equipment, and service industries. |
| AL |
-4,203 |
|
Fewer layoffs in the construction,
service, textile, and lumber/wood industries. |
| MO |
-4,013 |
|
Fewer layoffs in the construction,
service, and transportation industries. |
| NC |
-3,825 |
|
Fewer layoffs in the textile and furniture
industries. |
| NJ |
-3,788 |
|
Decrease due to a shorter workweek. |
| GA |
-3,336 |
|
Fewer layoffs in the textile
industry. |
| FL |
-3,011 |
|
Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade,
and service industries, manufacturing, and agriculture. |
| TN |
-3,006 |
|
Fewer layoffs in the food, apparel,
electronic equipment, chemical, textile, rubber/plastics, leather goods,
paper, trade, service, primary metals, and furniture
industries. |
| SC |
-2,940 |
|
Decrease due to a shorter workweek. |
| MI |
-2,852 |
|
No comment. |
| WA |
-2,711 |
|
No comment. |
| NY |
-2,101 |
|
Decrease due to a shorter workweek. |
| IL |
-2,011 |
|
Fewer layoffs in the trade and service
industries, and manufacturing. |
| PR |
-1,848 |
|
No comment. |
| CO |
-1,754 |
|
No comment. |
| MN |
-1,647 |
|
Decrease due to a shorter workweek. |
| NE |
-1,647 |
|
No comment. |
| AZ |
-1,343 |
|
No comment. |
| KS |
-1,333 |
|
Fewer layoffs in manufacturing. |
| PA |
-1,261 |
|
No comment. |
| UT |
-1,250 |
|
No comment. |
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
| State |
Change |
|
State Supplied Comment |
| IN |
+1,267 |
|
Layoffs in the transportation equipment,
non-electrical machinery, and primary metals industries. |
| OR |
+1,556 |
|
No comment. |
| OH |
+2,314 |
|
No comment. |
| WI |
+16,919 |
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Layoffs in the
transportation, construction, service, and mining industries, and
manufacturing. |
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