ETA Press Release: Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report

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EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION

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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA

In the week ending June 21, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 404,000, a decrease of 22,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 426,000. The 4-week moving average was 428,250, a decrease of 5,250 from the previous week's revised average of 433,500.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 3.0 percent for the week ending June 14, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week's unrevised rate of 2.9 percent.

The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending June 14 was 3,741,000, an increase of 43,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 3,698,000. The 4-week moving average was 3,724,500, an increase of 5,250 from the preceding week's revised average of 3,719,250.

UNADJUSTED DATA

The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 372,471 in the week ending June 21, a decrease of 10,355 from the previous week. There were 358,959 initial claims in the comparable week in 2002.

The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.7 percent during the week ending June 14, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 3,419,402, an increase of 42,799 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.6 percent and the volume was 3,315,777.

Extended benefits were available in Alaska, Oregon, and Washington during the week ending June 7.

53 states reported that 852,865 individuals filed continued claims under the Federal Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation (TEUC) program during the week ending June 7.

Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 1,517 in the week ending June 14, a decrease of 123 from the prior week. There were 1,125 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of 123 from the preceding week.

There were 13,488 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending June 7, a decrease of 362 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 16,138, a decrease of 946 from the prior week.

The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending June 7 were in Alaska (4.6 percent), Oregon (4.5), Puerto Rico (4.3), Washington (3.8), California (3.7), Pennsylvania (3.7), Arkansas (3.2), Connecticut (3.1), Massachusetts (3.1), and New Jersey (3.1).

The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending June 14 were in Michigan (+4,318), Pennsylvania (+1,897), Wisconsin (+1,367), Ohio (+870), and Nevada (+376), while the largest decreases were in
Kansas (-6,228), South Carolina (-3,812), North Carolina (-3,736), New York (-3,516), and Tennessee (-3,156).

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS

WEEK ENDING	June 21	June 14	Change	June 7	Year
	Advance				Prior1

Initial Claims (SA)	404,000	426,000	-22,000	435,000	388,000
Initial Claims (NSA)	372,471	382,826	-10,355	420,721	358,959
4-Wk Moving Average (SA)	428,250	433,500	-5,250	435,250	391,750


WEEK ENDING	June 14	June 7	Change	May 31	Year
	Advance				Prior1

Ins. Unemployment (SA)	3,741,000	3,698,000	+43,000	3,779,000	3,624,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA)	3,419,402	3,376,603	+42,799	3,438,523	3,315,777
4-Wk Moving Average (SA)	3,724,500	3,719,250	+5,250	3,714,000	3,676,250

Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)²	3.0%	2.9%	+0.1	3.0%	2.8%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)²	2.7%	2.7%	0.0	2.7%	2.6%

INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)

WEEK ENDING	June 14	June 7	Change	Year
				Prior1

Federal Employees	1,517	1,640	-123	1,393
Newly Discharged Veterans	1,125	1,248	-123	1,045

PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)

				Prior1
WEEK ENDING	June 7	May 31	Change	Year

Federal Employees	13,488	13,850	-362	13,816
Newly Discharged Veterans	16,138	17,084	-946	13,592
Railroad Retirement Board	3,000	3,000	0	3,000
Extended Benefits	15,580	16,051	-471	1,406
Federal (TEUC) 3	852,865	848,207	+4,658	1,339,309

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 126,632,357 as denominator.
³ - Prior year level based on the reports of 50 states.

UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 06/14/2003

STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000

State	Change	State Supplied Comment
KS	-6,228	Fewer layoffs in the information and manufacturing industries.
SC	-3,812	Fewer layoffs in the manufacturing industry.
NC	-3,736	Fewer layoffs in the furniture industry.
NY	-3,516	No comment.
TN	-3,156	Fewer layoffs in the furniture, food, service, insurance, and transportation industries.
GA	-3,052	Fewer layoffs in the textile industry.
AL	-2,612	Fewer layoffs in the textile and public administration industries.
VA	-2,375	Fewer layoffs in the construction industry.
TX	-2,041	Fewer layoffs in the service and manufacturing industries.
LA	-1,737	No comment.
MS	-1,622	No comment.
WA	-1,347	No comment.
PR	-1,338	No comment.
MO	-1,015	Fewer layoffs in the trade, service, transportation, communications, and public utilities industries.

STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000

WI	+1,367	Layoffs in the construction, trade service, public administration, transportation, communications, public utilities, and manufacturing industries.
PA	+1,897	Layoffs in the transportation and service industries.
MI	+4,318	Layoffs in the automobile industry.