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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
DATA
In the week ending Dec. 9, the advance figure for
seasonally adjusted initial claims was 320,000, a decrease
of 32,000 from the previous week's unrevised figure of 352,000. The 4-week
moving average was 343,250, a decrease of 2,000 from the previous week's
unrevised average of 345,250.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment
rate was 1.8 percent for the week ending Dec. 2, unchanged from the
prior week's revised rate of 1.8 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured
unemployment during the week ending Dec. 2 was 2,264,000, a decrease
of 21,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,285,000. The 4-week
moving average was 2,276,000, an increase of 14,250 from the preceding
week's revised average of 2,261,750.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state
programs, unadjusted, totaled 390,314 in the week ending Dec. 9, a
decrease of 54,639 from the previous week. There were 318,175 initial
claims in the comparable week in 1999.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.8
percent during the week ending Dec. 2, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from
the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits
in state programs totaled 2,228,185, a decrease of 105,286 from the
preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 1.7 percent and the volume was
2,050,291.
Extended benefits were not available in any state during
the week ending Nov. 25.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian
employees totaled 2,289 in the week ending Dec. 2, an increase of 441
from the prior week. There were 1,178 initial claims by newly discharged
veterans, an increase of 414 from the preceding week.
There were 29,295 former Federal civilian employees
claiming UI benefits for the week ending Nov. 25, an increase of 4,238
from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled
13,375, an increase of 1,927 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending
Nov. 25 were in Alaska (5.6 percent), Oregon (3.0), Washington (3.0),
Arkansas (2.9), Illinois (2.7), West Virginia (2.7), Wisconsin
(2.7), Idaho (2.6), Montana (2.6), California (2.5), and
Pennsylvania (2.5).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week
ending Dec. 2 were in North Carolina (+28,631), South Carolina
(+15,368), California (+14,086), New York (+11,505), and Pennsylvania
(+10,237), while the largest decreases were in Wisconsin
(-14,930), Oregon (-1,957), Kentucky(-1,644), Iowa (-1,438),
and Louisiana (-748).
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE
PROGRAMS
|
Advance |
|
|
|
Prior1 |
| WEEK ENDING |
Dec. 9 |
Dec. 2 |
Change |
Nov. 25 |
Year |
| Initial
Claims (SA) |
320,000 |
352,000 |
-32,000 |
361,000 |
267,000 |
| Initial Claims (NSA) |
390,314 |
444,953 |
-54,639 |
320,520 |
318,175 |
| 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) |
343,250 |
345,250 |
-2,000 |
344,000 |
282,000 |
|
Advance |
|
|
|
Prior1 |
| WEEK ENDING |
Dec. 2 |
Nov. 25 |
Change |
Nov. 18 |
Year |
| Ins. Unemployment (SA) |
2,264,000 |
2,285,000 |
-21,000 |
2,325,000 |
2,105,000 |
| Ins. Unemployment (NSA) |
2,228,185 |
2,333,471 |
-105,286 |
1,838,780 |
2,050,291 |
| 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) |
2,276,000 |
2,261,750 |
+14,250 |
2,240,250 |
2,117,250 |
| Ins. Unemployment Rate
(SA)2 |
1.8% |
1.8% |
0.0 |
1.8% |
1.7% |
| Ins. Unemployment Rate
(NSA)2 |
1.8% |
1.9% |
-0.1 |
1.5% |
1.7% |
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS
(UNADJUSTED)
| |
|
|
|
Prior1 |
| WEEK ENDING |
Dec. 2
|
Nov. 25
|
Change |
Year |
| Federal Employees |
2,289 |
1,848 |
+441 |
1,819 |
| Newly Discharged Veterans |
1,178 |
764 |
+414 |
1,265 |
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS
(UNADJUSTED)
|
|
|
|
Prior1 |
| WEEK ENDING |
Nov.
25 |
Nov.
18 |
Change |
Year |
| Federal Employees |
29,295 |
25,057 |
+4,238 |
19,749 |
| Newly Discharged Veterans |
13,375 |
11,448 |
+1,927 |
14,194 |
| Railroad Retirement Board
|
3,000 |
3,000 |
0 |
3,000 |
| Extended Benefits |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
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 12/02/2000
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
| State |
Change |
|
State
Supplied Comment |
| WI |
-14,930 |
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Fewer layoffs in the construction and
service industries, and manufacturing. |
| OR |
-1,957 |
|
No comment. |
| KY |
-1,644 |
|
No comment. |
| IA |
-1,438 |
|
No comment. |
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
| State |
Change |
|
State Supplied Comment |
| OK |
+1,207 |
|
No comment. |
| TX |
+1,459 |
|
Layoffs in the food, rubber/plastics,
trade, and service industries. |
| MS |
+1,495 |
|
Layoffs in the textile, apparel,
furniture, and lumber/wood industries. |
| VA |
+1,784 |
|
Layoffs in the electrical equipment and
apparel industries. |
| IN |
+2,176 |
|
Layoffs in the electrical equipment,
service, and transportation equipment industries. |
| FL |
+2,372 |
|
Layoffs in the construction, trade, and
service industries, manufacturing, and agriculture. |
| WV |
+2,414 |
|
No comment. |
| IL |
+2,674 |
|
Layoffs in the trade and service
industries, and manufacturing. |
| WA |
+3,367 |
|
No comment. |
| AL |
+4,619 |
|
Layoffs in the lumber/wood, apparel,
primary metals, and service industries. |
| NJ |
+4,852 |
|
Increase due to the return to a five day
workweek. |
| MO |
+4,999 |
|
Layoffs in the construction, trade,
service, transportation, and rubber/plastics industries. |
| MI |
+7,950 |
|
Layoffs in the automobile industry. |
| GA |
+9,399 |
|
Layoffs in the carpets/rugs and textile
industries. |
| TN |
+9,695 |
|
Layoffs in the trade, service, paper,
food, apparel, rubber/plastics, lumber/wood, transportation equipment,
electrical equipment, and industrial machinery industries. |
| PA |
+10,237 |
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Layoffs in the construction, trade,
service, and transportation industries. |
| NY |
+11,505 |
|
Increase due to the return to a five day
workweek. |
| CA |
+14,086 |
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Layoffs in the construction, trade, and
service industries. |
| SC |
+15,368 |
|
No comment. |
| NC |
+28,631 |
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Layoffs in the construction, trade,
textile, apparel, lumber/wood, transportation equipment, and fabricated metals
industries. |
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