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November 20, 2008 |
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending Nov. 15, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial
claims was 542,000, an increase of 27,000 from the previous week's revised
figure of 515,000. The 4-week moving average was 506,500, an increase of 15,750
from the previous week's revised average of 490,750.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 3.0 percent
for the week ending Nov. 8, 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 Nov. 8 was 4,012,000, an increase of 109,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 3,903,000. The 4-week moving average was 3,867,000,
an increase of 71,250 from the preceding week's revised average of 3,795,750.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted,
totaled 511,941 in the week ending Nov. 15, a decrease of 26,717 from the previous
week. There were 323,124 initial claims in the comparable week in 2007.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.6 percent during the
week ending Nov. 8, unchanged from the prior week.
The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs
totaled 3,518,151, an increase of 60,257 from the preceding week. A year earlier,
the rate was 1.7 percent and the volume was 2,293,829.
Extended benefits were available in North Carolina and Rhode Island during the week ending Nov. 1.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 1,477 in the week ending Nov. 8, an increase of 18 from the prior week. There were 1,732 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase of 124 from the preceding week.
There were 14,297 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending Nov. 1, a decrease of 222 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 23,603, an increase of 160 from the prior week.
States reported 713,059 persons claiming EUC (Emergency Unemployment Compensation) benefits for the week ending Nov. 1, a decrease of 43,624 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Nov. 1 were in Puerto Rico (5.3 percent), Oregon (3.9), California (3.7), Nevada (3.7), Michigan (3.5), Alaska (3.4), Pennsylvania (3.4), South Carolina (3.4), New Jersey (3.3), Arkansas (3.2), and North Carolina (3.2).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Nov. 8 were in California (+15,532), North Carolina (+6,453), Tennessee (+5,067), New Jersey (+4,706), and New York (+3,680), while the largest decreases were in Kentucky (-1,562), Puerto Rico (-875), Delaware (-751), Maine (-349), and Rhode Island (-335).
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance |
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Prior1 |
WEEK ENDING |
Nov. 15 |
Nov. 8 |
Change |
Nov. 1 |
Year |
Initial Claims (SA) |
542,000 |
515,000 |
+27,000 |
484,000 |
333,000 |
Initial Claims
(NSA) |
511,941 |
538,658 |
-26,717 |
466,341 |
323,124 |
4-Wk Moving Average
(SA) |
506,500 |
490,750 |
+15,750 |
477,750 |
331,750 |
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Advance |
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Prior1 |
WEEK ENDING |
Nov. 8 |
Nov. 1 |
Change |
Oct. 25 |
Year |
Ins. Unemployment
(SA) |
4,012,000 |
3,903,000 |
+109,000 |
3,832,000 |
2,580,000 |
Ins. Unemployment
(NSA) |
3,518,151 |
3,457,894 |
+60,257 |
3,310,892 |
2,293,829 |
4-Wk Moving Average
(SA) |
3,867,000 |
3,795,750 |
+71,250 |
3,751,250 |
2,588,750 |
Ins. Unemployment
Rate (SA)2 |
3.0% |
2.9% |
+0.1 |
2.9% |
1.9% |
Ins. Unemployment Rate
(NSA)2
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2.6% |
2.6% |
0.0 |
2.5% |
1.7% |
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
Federal Employees |
1,477 |
1,459 |
+18 |
1,706 |
Newly Discharged Veterans |
1,732 |
1,608 |
+124 |
1,829 |
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS
(UNADJUSTED)
Federal Employees |
14,297 |
14,519 |
-222 |
14,237 |
Newly Discharged Veterans |
23,603 |
23,443 |
+160 |
23,460 |
Railroad Retirement Board |
3,000 |
3,000 |
0 |
3,000 |
Extended Benefits |
94 |
111 |
-17 |
0 |
EUC 2008 |
713,059 |
756,683 |
-43,624 |
0
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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 133,902,387 as denominator.
UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 11/08/2008
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
State |
Change |
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State Supplied Comment |
KY |
-1,562 |
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Fewer layoffs in the automobile industry. |
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
State |
Change |
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State Supplied Comment |
AL |
+1,048 |
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Layoffs in the rubber/plastics industry. |
IN |
+1,121 |
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Layoffs in the automobile and manufacturing industries. |
IL |
+1,175 |
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Layoffs in the trade, service, and manufacturing industries. |
GA |
+1,204 |
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Layoffs in the textile and transportation equipment industries. |
KS |
+1,623 |
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Layoffs in the construction and manufacturing industries. |
FL |
+1,925 |
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Layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and manufacturing
industries. |
NV |
+2,681 |
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No comment. |
VA |
+2,688 |
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Layoffs in the trade and service industries. |
OR |
+2,751 |
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No comment. |
MI |
+2,758 |
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No comment. |
WA |
+2,800 |
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Layoffs in the construction and manufacturing industries,
and agriculture. |
PA |
+2,918 |
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Layoffs in the wood products, primary metals, and service
industries. |
MN |
+2,948 |
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No comment. |
SC |
+3,537 |
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Layoffs in the textile and industrial machinery industries. |
NY |
+3,680 |
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Layoffs in the construction, service, and manufacturing industries. |
NJ |
+4,706 |
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Layoffs in the transportation, warehousing, service, finance,
insurance , and real estate industries. |
TN |
+5,067 |
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Layoffs in the textile, rubber/plastics, industrial machinery,
transportation equipment, and service industries. |
NC |
+6,453 |
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Layoffs in the primary metals, furniture, transportation
equipment, industrial machinery, construction, service, lumber/wood, and
computer equipment industries. |
CA |
+15,532 |
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No comment. |
State Detail Prior Week
UI Claims Series 1967 to current
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