ETA Press Release: Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report

News Release

ETA Press Release:
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION

USDL 02-336



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(202) 693-3900	June 13, 2002

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA

In the week ending June 8, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 390,000, an increase of 6,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 384,000. The 4-week moving average was 402,500, a decrease of 8,750 from the previous week's unrevised average of 411,250.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.9 percent for the week ending June 1, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week's unrevised rate of 3.0 percent.

The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending June 1 was 3,773,000, a decrease of 18,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 3,791,000. The 4-week moving average was 3,797,500, a decrease of 15,000 from the preceding week's revised average of 3,812,500.

UNADJUSTED DATA

The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 373,532 in the week ending June 8, an increase of 63,488 from the previous week. There were 397,015 initial claims in the comparable week in 2001.

The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.6 percent during the week ending June 1, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 3,395,875, an increase of 51,885 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.1 percent and the volume was 2,680,033.

Extended benefits were available in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington during the week ending May 25.

49 states reported that 1,241,434 individuals filed continued claims under the Federal Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation (TEUC) program during the week ending May 25.

Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 1,651 in the week ending June 1, an increase of 478 from the prior week. There were 843 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of 134 from the preceding week.

There were 12,757 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending May 25, a decrease of 453 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 13,745, an increase of 119 from the prior week.

The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending May 25 were in Puerto Rico (4.7 percent), Alaska (4.5), Washington (4.2), Oregon (4.0), South Carolina (3.8), California (3.6), Pennsylvania (3.5), Massachusetts (3.2), New Jersey (3.1), Arkansas (3.0), and Illinois (3.0).

The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending June 1 were in New Mexico (+636), Alabama (+406), Washington (+387), Arizona (+94), and South Dakota (+92), while the largest decreases were in California (-9,508), New York (-3,108), New Jersey (-2,691), Maryland (-1,864), and Illinois (-1,791).

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS

WEEK ENDING	June 8	June 1	Change	May 25	Year
	Advance				Prior1

Initial Claims (SA)	390,000	384,000	+6,000	414,000	417,000
Initial Claims (NSA)	373,532	310,044	+63,488	346,517	397,015
4-Wk Moving Average (SA)	402,500	411,250	-8,750	419,500	411,750


WEEK ENDING	June 1	May 25	Change	May 18	Year
	Advance				Prior1

Ins. Unemployment (SA)	3,773,000	3,791,000	-18,000	3,794,000	2,968,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA)	3,395,875	3,343,990	+51,885	3,391,612	2,680,033
4-Wk Moving Average (SA)	3,797,500	3,812,500	-15,000	3,808,500	2,913,500

Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)²	2.9%	3.0%	-0.1	3.0%	2.3%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)²	2.6%	2.6%	0.0	2.6%	2.1%

INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)

WEEK ENDING	June 1	May 25	Change	Year
				Prior1

Federal Employees	1,651	1,173	+478	1,615
Newly Discharged Veterans	843	977	-134	878

PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)

				Prior1
WEEK ENDING	May 25	May 18	Change	Year

Federal Employees	12,757	13,210	-453	14,021
Newly Discharged Veterans	13,745	13,626	+119	12,266
Railroad Retirement Board	3,000	3,000	0	2,000
Extended Benefits	2,471	2,778	-307	1,902
Federal (TEUC)	1,241,434	1,435,039	-193,605	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 128,463,889 as denominator.

UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 06/01/2002

STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000

State	Change	State Supplied Comment
CA	-9,508	Fewer layoffs in the construction, wholesale trade, and service industries.
NY	-3,108	No comment.
NJ	-2,691	Fewer layoffs in the retail trade, wholesale trade, and service industries.
MD	-1,864	No comment.
IL	-1,791	Fewer layoffs in the trade, service, and manufacturing industries.
MI	-1,358	No comment.
VA	-1,284	Fewer layoffs in the furniture industry.
OH	-1,178	No comment.
KY	-1,161	No comment.
OR	-1,009	No comment.
PA	-1,005	Fewer layoffs in the construction, food, machinery, transportation equipment, trade, and service industries.

STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000

None

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