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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
DATA
In the week ending Jan. 13, the advance figure for
seasonally adjusted initial claims was 306,000, a decrease
of 37,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 343,000. The 4-week
moving average was 350,000, a decrease of 12,250 from the previous week's
revised average of 362,250.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment
rate was 1.9 percent for the week ending Jan. 6, a decrease of 0.1
percentage point from the prior week's unrevised rate of 2.0 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured
unemployment during the week ending Jan. 6 was 2,373,000, a decrease
of 201,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,574,000. The
4-week moving average was 2,466,750, an increase of 15,750 from the
preceding week's revised average of 2,451,000.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state
programs, unadjusted, totaled 602,235 in the week ending Jan. 13, an
increase of 45,989 from the previous week. There were 442,462 initial
claims in the comparable week in 2000.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.5
percent during the week ending Jan. 6, an increase of 0.2 percentage point
from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI
benefits in state programs totaled 3,127,444, an increase of 180,021 from
the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.2 percent and the volume was
2,686,016.
Extended benefits were not
available in any state during the week ending Dec. 30.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian
employees totaled 2,172 in the week ending Jan. 6, an increase of 980 from the
prior week. There were 1,057 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an
increase of 261 from the preceding week.
There were 27,471 former Federal civilian employees
claiming UI benefits for the week ending Dec.30, an increase of 268 from the
previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 13,086, an
increase of 508 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending
Dec. 30 were in Alaska (6.1 percent), Puerto Rico (4.6), Wisconsin (4.1), Idaho
(4.0), Arkansas (3.9), Michigan (3.9), Oregon (3.8), Washington (3.7), Rhode
Island (3.5), and Pennsylvania (3.4).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week
ending Jan. 6 were in New York (+19,058), South Carolina (+16,456), North
Carolina (+12,221), Tennessee (+10,455), and Georgia (+9,159), while the
largest decreases were in Michigan (-21,602), Wisconsin (-18,998), Iowa
(-10,276), Kentucky (-9,229), and Indiana (-8,413).
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE
PROGRAMS
|
Advance |
|
|
|
Prior1 |
| WEEK ENDING |
Jan. 13 |
Jan. 6 |
Change |
Dec. 30 |
Year |
| Initial
Claims (SA) |
306,000 |
343,000 |
-37,000 |
380,000 |
267,000 |
| Initial Claims (NSA) |
602,235 |
556,246 |
+45,989 |
573,004 |
442,462 |
| 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) |
350,000 |
362,250 |
-12,250 |
356,500 |
290,000 |
|
Advance |
|
|
|
Prior1 |
| WEEK ENDING |
Jan. 6 |
Dec. 30 |
Change |
Dec. 23 |
Year |
| Ins. Unemployment (SA) |
2,373,000 |
2,574,000 |
-201,000 |
2,561,000 |
2,074,000 |
| Ins. Unemployment (NSA) |
3,127,444 |
2,947,423 |
+180,021 |
2,525,315 |
2,686,016 |
| 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) |
2,466,750 |
2,451,000 |
+15,750 |
2,369,250 |
2,129,250 |
| Ins. Unemployment Rate
(SA)2 |
1.9% |
2.0% |
-0.1 |
2.0% |
1.7% |
| Ins. Unemployment Rate
(NSA)2 |
2.5% |
2.3% |
+0.2 |
2.0% |
2.2% |
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS
(UNADJUSTED)
| |
|
|
|
Prior1 |
| WEEK ENDING |
Jan. 6
|
Dec. 30
|
Change |
Year |
| Federal Employees |
2,172 |
1,192 |
+980 |
2,793 |
| Newly Discharged Veterans |
1,057 |
796 |
+261 |
1,410 |
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS
(UNADJUSTED)
|
|
|
|
Prior1 |
| WEEK ENDING |
Dec.
30 |
Dec.
23 |
Change |
Year |
| Federal Employees |
27,471 |
27,203 |
+268 |
22,397 |
| Newly Discharged Veterans |
13,086 |
12,578 |
+508 |
14,189 |
| Railroad Retirement Board
|
5,000 |
5,000 |
0 |
4,000 |
| Extended Benefits |
1 |
0 |
+1 |
1 |
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 126,843,537 as denominator.
UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 01/06/2001
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
| State |
Change |
|
State
Supplied Comment |
| MI |
-21,602 |
|
Fewer layoffs in the automobile
industry. |
| WI |
-18,998 |
|
Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade,
and service industries. |
| KY |
-9,229 |
|
Fewer layoffs in the construction and
mining industries. |
| IN |
-8,413 |
|
Fewer layoffs in the transportation
equipment industry. |
| MA |
-7,998 |
|
No comment. |
| TX |
-5,674 |
|
Fewer layoffs in the service and
fabricated metals industries. |
| MD |
-2,457 |
|
No comment. |
| NJ |
-2,053 |
|
Decrease due to fewer school-related
layoffs. |
| RI |
-1,872 |
|
Fewer layoffs in the service industry, and
manufacturing. |
| PA |
-1,761 |
|
Fewer layoffs in the transportation and
textile industries. |
| OH |
-1,564 |
|
No comment. |
| MO |
-1,389 |
|
Fewer layoffs in the transportation and
trade industries. |
| KS |
-1,117 |
|
Fewer layoffs in the transportation and
trade industries. |
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
| CO |
+1,327 |
|
No comment. |
| MS |
+1,511 |
|
Layoffs in the textile and apparel
industries. |
| CA |
+3,097 |
|
Layoffs in the trade and service
industries. |
| AL |
+4,269 |
|
Layoffs in the apparel and service
industries. |
| AR |
+4,318 |
|
Layoffs in the transportation equipment
industry. |
| GA |
+9,159 |
|
Layoffs in the textile and carpets/rugs
industries. |
| TN |
+10,455 |
|
Layoffs in the trade, service, textile,
and apparel industries. |
| NC |
+12,221 |
|
Layoffs in the textile, apparel, and
lumber/wood industries. |
| SC |
+16,456 |
|
Layoffs in the non-electrical machinery
industry. |
| NY |
+19,058 |
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No comment. |
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