Mostly correct. The variables we spoke about yesterday from Benefits Paid to Exhaustions are all correct. Technically we take the 4 quarter average of the weeks comped and first payments data in computing the average duration, so ( ( c38 + ( c38 -1 ) + ( c38 -2 ) + ( c38 -3 ) ) / 4 ) / ( ( c51 + ( c51 -1 ) + ( c51 -2 ) + (c51 -3 ) ) / 4 ); where c38 and c51 are quarterly values (summed monthly).

 

The Exhaustion rate is the same, 4 quarter averages for Exhaustions and First payments with a 2 quarter lag for first payments.

 

As for EB:

EB Benefits:                  c35

EB Weeks Claimed:       c12 + c15

 

Otherwise you’ve got it all right there.

 

Let me know if you have questions or if any of that didn’t make sense.

 

Kevin

 

 

Kevin,

 

Thanks for speaking with me yesterday about how each variable is coded from the ETA 5159 data map.  I just want to make sure that my definitions are the same as those which are used in the data summary reports.  If you could take a look at the below table for me and let me know if this is accurate, that would be great.

 

Variable	Data Set	Code	For Quarter
Benefits Paid	AR5159	C45	Sum 3 Months
Initial Claims	AR5159	C2+C3+C6	Sum 3 Months
First Payments	AR5159	C51	Sum 3 Months
Weeks Claimed	AR5159	C21+C24	Sum 3 Months
Weeks Compensated	AR5159	C38	Sum 3 Months
Exhaustions	AR5159	C56	Sum 3 Months
Extended Benefits (EB)	AE5159	C34	Sum 3 Months
EB First Payments	AE5159	C40	Sum 3 Months
EB Weeks Claimed	AE5159	C28	Sum 3 Months
EB Exhaustions	AE5159	C43	Sum 3 Months
Average Duration	AR5159	C38/C51	C38 quarter i+(i-1)+(i-2)+(i-3) / C51 quarter i+(i-1)+(i-2)+(i-3)
Exhaustion Rate	AR5159	C56/C51	C56 quarter i / C51 quarter i-2

 

If you have any questions, please let me know.

 

Thanks,

Russell

 

 

Russell Saltz

Workforce Analyst

Office of Policy Development and Research

Employment and Training Administration

U.S. Department of Labor

(202) 693-3684

saltz.russell@dol.gov