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September 27,
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS
REPORT
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
DATA
In the week ending Sept. 22, the advance
figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 450,000, an increase
of 58,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 392,000. The
4-week moving average was 422,000, an increase of 11,750 from the
previous week's revised average of 410,250.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured
unemployment rate was 2.6 percent for the week ending Sept. 15, an
increase of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week's unrevised
rate of 2.5 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted
insured unemployment during the week ending Sept. 15 was 3,298,000,
an increase of 68,000 from the preceding week's revised level of
3,230,000. The 4-week moving average was 3,262,250, an increase of 36,000 from
the preceding week's revised average of 3,226,250.
UNADJUSTED
DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under
state programs, unadjusted, totaled 348,408 in the week
ending Sept. 22, an increase of 31,382 from the previous
week. There were 222,451 initial claims in the comparable week in 2000.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate
was 2.1 percent during the week ending Sept. 15, a decrease of 0.1
percentage point from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for
persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,720,525, a decrease
of 76,761 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 1.4
percent and the volume was 1,759,210.
Extended benefits were not available in any state
during the week ending Sept. 8.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former
Federal civilian employees totaled 1,334 in the week ending Sept. 15, an
increase of 239 from the prior week. There were 1,239 initial claims by newly
discharged veterans, a decrease of 13 from the preceding week.
There were 15,608 former Federal civilian
employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending Sept. 8, an increase of
1,452 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits
totaled 14,202, an increase of 151 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the
week ending Sept. 8 were in Puerto Rico (6.2 percent), Oregon (3.5), Washington
(3.1), California (3.0), Massachusetts (3.0), New Jersey (2.9), Pennsylvania
(2.9), Alaska (2.8), Arkansas (2.8), Rhode Island (2.6), and South Carolina
(2.6).
The largest increases in initial claims for the
week ending Sept. 15 were in North Carolina (+7,361), Alabama (+2,384),
Virginia (+2,295), South Carolina (+2,281), and Iowa (+1,888), while the
largest decreases were in Texas (-3,856), Ohio (-2,147), Michigan (-2,098),
Kentucky (-1,876), and Pennsylvania (-1,807).
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR
STATE PROGRAMS
|
Advance |
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Prior1 |
| WEEK ENDING |
Sept. 22 |
Sept.
15 |
Change |
Sept. 8 |
Year |
| Initial Claims
(SA) |
450,000 |
392,000 |
+58,000 |
436,000 |
291,000 |
| Initial Claims (NSA) |
348,408 |
317,026 |
+31,382 |
309,567 |
222,451 |
| 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) |
422,000 |
410,250 |
+11,750 |
412,250 |
309,000 |
|
Advance |
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Prior1 |
| WEEK ENDING |
Sept. 15 |
Sept. 8 |
Change |
Sept.
1 |
Year |
| Ins. Unemployment (SA) |
3,298,000 |
3,230,000 |
+68,000 |
3,330,000 |
2,166,000 |
| Ins. Unemployment (NSA) |
2,720,525 |
2,797,286 |
-76,761 |
2,740,781 |
1,759,210 |
| 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) |
3,262,250 |
3,226,250 |
+36,000 |
3,208,500 |
2,183,500 |
| Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 |
2.6% |
2.5% |
+0.1 |
2.6% |
1.7% |
| Ins. Unemployment
Rate (NSA)2 |
2.1% |
2.2% |
-0.1 |
2.1% |
1.4% |
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS
(UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1 |
| WEEK
ENDING |
Sept. 15 |
Sept. 8 |
Change |
Year |
| Federal
Employees |
1,334 |
1,095 |
+239 |
2,238 |
| Newly
Discharged Veterans |
1,239 |
1,252 |
-13 |
1,139 |
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS
(UNADJUSTED)
|
|
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|
Prior1
|
| WEEK
ENDING |
Sept. 8 |
Sept. 1 |
Change
|
Year
|
| Federal
Employees |
15,608 |
14,156 |
+1,452 |
19,796 |
| Newly Discharged
Veterans |
14,202 |
14,051 |
+151 |
12,566 |
| 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 128,116,562 as denominator.
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UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 09/15/2001
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
| State |
Change |
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State Supplied
Comment |
| TX |
-3,856 |
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Fewer layoffs in the trade and electrical
equipment industries. |
| OH |
-2,147 |
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No comment. |
| MI |
-2,098 |
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Fewer layoffs in the automobile industry.
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| KY |
-1,876 |
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No comment. |
| PA |
-1,807 |
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Fewer layoffs in the food, furniture,
stone/clay/glass, primary metals, fabricated metals, electrical equipment, and
transportation industries. |
| MA |
-1,618 |
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No comment. |
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
| MS |
+1,099 |
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Layoffs in the furniture, primary metals,
electrical equipment, and transportation equipment industries. |
| OK |
+1,277 |
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No comment. |
| GA |
+1,322 |
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Layoffs in the carpets/rugs industry. |
| IA |
+1,888 |
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Layoffs in the trade industry. |
| SC |
+2,281 |
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Layoffs in the textile industry. |
| VA |
+2,295 |
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Layoffs in the textile, furniture, and
non-electrical machinery industries. |
| AL |
+2,384 |
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Layoffs in the trade and rubber/plastics
industries. |
| NC |
+7,361 |
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Layoffs in the textile, apparel,
furniture, and stone/clay/glass industries. |
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