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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
DATA
In the week ending Jan. 6, the advance figure for
seasonally adjusted initial claims was 345,000, a decrease
of 36,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 381,000. The 4-week
moving average was 363,000, an increase of 6,250 from the previous week's
revised average of 356,750.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment
rate was 2.0 percent for the week ending Dec. 30, unchanged from the
prior week's unrevised rate of 2.0 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured
unemployment during the week ending Dec. 30 was 2,503,000, a decrease
of 46,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,549,000. The 4-week
moving average was 2,430,250, an increase of 64,000 from the preceding
week's revised average of 2,366,250.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state
programs, unadjusted, totaled 559,678 in the week ending Jan. 6, a
decrease of 13,456 from the previous week. There were 606,859 initial
claims in the comparable week in 2000.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.3
percent during the week ending Dec. 30, an increase of 0.3 percentage
point from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming
UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,865,927, an increase of 353,013
from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.2 percent and the
volume was 2,761,926.
Extended benefits were not
available in any state during the week ending Dec. 23.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian
employees totaled 1,193 in the week ending Dec. 30, a decrease of 533 from the
prior week. There were 794 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a
decrease of 237 from the preceding week.
There were 27,180 former Federal civilian employees
claiming UI benefits for the week ending Dec.23, a decrease of 1,017 from the
previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 12,653, a
decrease of249 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending
Dec. 23 were in Alaska (5.7 percent), Puerto Rico (4.4), Idaho (3.3), Oregon
(3.3), Washington (3.3), Montana (3.0), Wisconsin (3.0), Arkansas (2.9),
Pennsylvania (2.8), and Michigan (2.7).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week
ending Dec. 30 were in Michigan (+27,500), Wisconsin (+17,125), North Carolina
(+16,841), Pennsylvania (+9,983), and Massachusetts (+7,544), while the largest
decreases were in Illinois (-9,869), California (-8,194), Missouri (-7,205),
Kansas (-3,314), and Arkansas (-1,972).
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE
PROGRAMS
|
Advance |
|
|
|
Prior1 |
| WEEK ENDING |
Jan. 6 |
Dec. 30 |
Change |
Dec. 23 |
Year |
| Initial
Claims (SA) |
345,000 |
381,000 |
-36,000 |
371,000 |
310,000 |
| Initial Claims (NSA) |
559,678 |
573,134 |
-13,456 |
484,258 |
606,859 |
| 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) |
363,000 |
356,750 |
+6,250 |
350,000 |
293,750 |
|
Advance |
|
|
|
Prior1 |
| WEEK ENDING |
Dec. 30 |
Dec. 23 |
Change |
Dec. 16 |
Year |
| Ins. Unemployment (SA) |
2,503,000 |
2,549,000 |
-46,000 |
2,359,000 |
2,136,000 |
| Ins. Unemployment (NSA) |
2,865,927 |
2,512,914 |
+353,013 |
2,356,335 |
2,761,926 |
| 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) |
2,430,250 |
2,366,250 |
+64,000 |
2,315,250 |
2,135,250 |
| Ins. Unemployment Rate
(SA)2 |
2.0% |
2.0% |
0.0 |
1.9% |
1.7% |
| Ins. Unemployment Rate
(NSA)2 |
2.3% |
2.0% |
+0.3 |
1.9% |
2.2% |
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS
(UNADJUSTED)
| |
|
|
|
Prior1 |
| WEEK ENDING |
Dec. 30
|
Dec. 23
|
Change |
Year |
| Federal Employees |
1,193 |
1,726 |
-533 |
1,063 |
| Newly Discharged Veterans |
794 |
1,031 |
-237 |
899 |
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS
(UNADJUSTED)
|
|
|
|
Prior1 |
| WEEK ENDING |
Dec.
23 |
Dec.
16 |
Change |
Year |
| Federal Employees |
27,180 |
28,197 |
-1,017 |
18,689 |
| Newly Discharged Veterans |
12,653 |
12,902 |
-249 |
13,309 |
| Railroad Retirement Board
|
4,000 |
4,000 |
0 |
4,000 |
| 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 12/30/2000
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
| State |
Change |
|
State
Supplied Comment |
| IL |
-9,869 |
|
Fewer layoffs in the construction and
service industries, and manufacturing. |
| CA |
-8,194 |
|
Fewer layoffs in the trade and service
industries. |
| MO |
-7,205 |
|
Fewer layoffs in the construction and
service industries. |
| KS |
-3,314 |
|
Fewer layoffs in the service industry, and
manufacturing. |
| AR |
-1,972 |
|
Fewer layoffs in the transportation
equipment industry. |
| IN |
-1,847 |
|
Fewer layoffs in the transportation
equipment industry. |
| FL |
-1,674 |
|
Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade,
and service industries, and manufacturing. |
| OK |
-1,385 |
|
No comment. |
| WA |
-1,215 |
|
No comment. |
| NE |
-1,193 |
|
No comment. |
| MN |
-1,140 |
|
No comment. |
| CO |
-1,131 |
|
No comment. |
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
| VT |
+1,083 |
|
No comment. |
| NH |
+1,345 |
|
No comment. |
| CT |
+1,562 |
|
No comment. |
| MD |
+2,176 |
|
Layoffs in the textile and apparel
industries. |
| RI |
+2,371 |
|
No comment. |
| TX |
+2,399 |
|
Layoffs in the trade, service,
lumber/wood, and transportation equipment industries. |
| AL |
+2,695 |
|
Layoffs in the construction and textile
industries. |
| NY |
+2,963 |
|
No comment. |
| SC |
+4,352 |
|
No comment. |
| IA |
+5,798 |
|
No comment. |
| KY |
+6,083 |
|
Layoffs in the apparel and lumber/wood
industries. |
| TN |
+6,753 |
|
Layoffs in the construction, trade,
service, fabricated metals, and transportation equipment industries. |
| OH |
+6,884 |
|
Layoffs in various industries scattered
throughout the state. |
| NJ |
+7,218 |
|
Layoffs in the transportation, trade, and
service industries. |
| MA |
+7,544 |
|
Increase due to school vacation
closings. |
| PA |
+9,983 |
|
Layoffs in the textile, primary metals,
food, lumber/wood, and transportation equipment industries. |
| NC |
+16,841 |
|
Layoffs in the textile, lumber/wood, and
furniture industries. |
| WI |
+17,125 |
|
Layoffs in the construction, trade, and
service industries, and manufacturing. |
| MI |
+27,500 |
|
Layoffs in the automobile and
transportation equipment industries. |
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