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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
DATA
In the week ending Dec. 16, the advance figure for
seasonally adjusted initial claims was 354,000, an increase
of 34,000 from the previous week's unrevised figure of 320,000. The 4-week
moving average was 347,250, an increase of 3,500 from the previous week's
revised average of 343,750.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment
rate was 1.8 percent for the week ending Dec. 9, unchanged from the
prior week's unrevised rate of 1.8 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured
unemployment during the week ending Dec. 9 was 2,323,000, an increase
of 79,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,244,000. The 4-week
moving average was 2,309,250, an increase of 23,250 from the preceding
week's revised average of 2,286,000.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state
programs, unadjusted, totaled 401,925 in the week ending Dec. 16, an
increase of 11,419 from the previous week. There were 329,649 initial
claims in the comparable week in 1999.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.8
percent during the week ending Dec. 9, unchanged from the prior week. The
advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs
totaled 2,327,792, an increase of 119,754 from the preceding week. A year
earlier, the rate was 1.7 percent and the volume was 2,146,849.
Extended benefits were not available in any state during
the week ending Dec. 2.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian
employees totaled 2,277 in the week ending Dec. 9, an increase of 56
from the prior week. There were 1,143 initial claims by newly discharged
veterans, a decrease of 55 from the preceding week.
There were 28,489 former Federal civilian employees
claiming UI benefits for the week ending Dec. 2, a decrease of 1,774 from
the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 12,752,
a decrease of 796 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending
Dec. 2 were in Alaska (5.0 percent), Puerto Rico (4.9), Washington (3.0),
Oregon (2.9), Arkansas (2.6), Idaho (2.6), Pennsylvania (2.6),
California (2.5), Montana (2.4), Nevada (2.3), and Rhode
Island (2.3).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week
ending Dec. 9 were in Ohio (+6,363), Illinois (+2,172), Delaware
(+1,531), Kentucky (+1,105), and Massachusetts (+846), while the largest
decreases were in North Carolina (-16,241), South
Carolina (-10,756), New York(-8,408), California (-7,333),
and Tennessee (-5,318).
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE
PROGRAMS
|
Advance |
|
|
|
Prior1 |
| WEEK ENDING |
Dec. 16 |
Dec. 9 |
Change |
Dec. 2 |
Year |
| Initial
Claims (SA) |
354,000 |
320,000 |
+34,000 |
354,000 |
282,000 |
| Initial Claims (NSA) |
401,925 |
390,506 |
+11,419 |
447,503 |
329,649 |
| 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) |
347,250 |
343,750 |
+3,500 |
345,750 |
283,500 |
|
Advance |
|
|
|
Prior1 |
| WEEK ENDING |
Dec. 9 |
Dec. 2 |
Change |
Nov. 25 |
Year |
| Ins. Unemployment (SA) |
2,323,000 |
2,244,000 |
+79,000 |
2,345,000 |
2,098,000 |
| Ins. Unemployment (NSA) |
2,327,792 |
2,208,038 |
+119,754 |
2,394,176 |
2,146,849 |
| 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) |
2,309,250 |
2,286,000 |
+23,250 |
2,276,750 |
2,128,750 |
| Ins. Unemployment Rate
(SA)2 |
1.8% |
1.8% |
0.0 |
1.9% |
1.7% |
| Ins. Unemployment Rate
(NSA)2 |
1.8% |
1.8% |
0.0 |
1.9% |
1.7% |
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS
(UNADJUSTED)
| |
|
|
|
Prior1 |
| WEEK ENDING |
Dec. 9
|
Dec. 2
|
Change |
Year |
| Federal Employees |
2,277 |
2,221 |
+56 |
1,843 |
| Newly Discharged Veterans |
1,143 |
1,198 |
-55 |
1,123 |
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS
(UNADJUSTED)
|
|
|
|
Prior1 |
| WEEK ENDING |
Dec. 2
|
Nov.
25 |
Change |
Year |
| Federal Employees |
28,489 |
30,263 |
-1,774 |
20,828 |
| Newly Discharged Veterans |
12,752 |
13,548 |
-796 |
13,430 |
| 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 12/09/2000
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
| State |
Change |
|
State
Supplied Comment |
| NC |
-16,241 |
|
Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade,
furniture, lumber/wood, transportation equipment, fabricated metals, and
textile industries. |
| SC |
-10,756 |
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No comment. |
| NY |
-8,408 |
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No comment. |
| CA |
-7,333 |
|
Fewer layoffs in the construction and
service industries. |
| TN |
-5,318 |
|
Fewer layoffs in the trade, service,
textile, apparel, industrial machinery, fabricated metals, stone/clay/glass,
rubber/plastics, furniture, and automobile industries. |
| PA |
-4,227 |
|
Fewer layoffs in the construction, food,
electrical equipment, and transportation equipment industries. |
| MI |
-3,074 |
|
Fewer layoffs in the automobile
industry. |
| WA |
-2,885 |
|
No comment. |
| FL |
-2,361 |
|
Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade,
and service industries, manufacturing, and agriculture. |
| IN |
-1,999 |
|
Fewer layoffs in the chemical, service,
and transportation equipment industries. |
| AL |
-1,485 |
|
Fewer layoffs in the primary metals
industry. |
| AR |
-1,375 |
|
No comment. |
| OK |
-1,022 |
|
No comment. |
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
| State |
Change |
|
State Supplied Comment |
| KY |
+1,105 |
|
No comment. |
| DE |
+1,531 |
|
Layoffs in the construction and automobile
industries. |
| IL |
+2,172 |
|
Layoffs in the construction and service
industries, and manufacturing. |
| OH |
+6,363 |
|
Layoffs in various industries scattered
throughout the state. |
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