weekly jobless claims Dec 24
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending Dec. 13, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 554,000, a decrease of 21,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 575,000. The 4-week moving average was 543,750, an increase of 2,750 from the previous week's revised average of 541,000.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 3.3 percent for the week ending Dec. 6, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised rate of 3.3 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending Dec. 6 was 4,384,000, a decrease of 47,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 4,431,000. The 4-week moving average was 4,226,000, an increase of 92,000 from the preceding week's revised average of 4,134,000.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 626,943 in the week ending Dec. 13, a decrease of 132,588 from the previous week. There were 393,042 initial claims in the comparable week in 2007.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 3.3 percent during the week ending Dec. 6, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 4,375,290, a decrease of 118,191 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.0 percent and the volume was 2,701,259.
Extended benefits were available in North Carolina and Rhode Island during the week ending Nov. 29.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 2,055 in the week ending Dec. 6, an increase of 390 from the prior week. There were 2,090 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase of 839 from the preceding week.
There were 18,179 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending Nov. 29, an increase of 2,524 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 26,307, an increase of 4,021 from the prior week.
States reported 933,652 persons claiming EUC (Emergency Unemployment Compensation) benefits for the week ending Nov. 29, an increase of 258,601 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Nov. 29 were in Oregon (5.6 percent), Alaska (5.3), Puerto Rico (5.2), Michigan (5.0), Wisconsin (4.8), Idaho (4.7), South Carolina (4.6), California (4.5), Nevada (4.5), Arkansas (4.4), and Pennsylvania (4.4).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Dec. 6 were in North Carolina (+26,596), California (+22,963), Georgia (+20,237), Pennsylvania (+20,090), and Tennessee (+12,170), while the largest decreases were in Wisconsin (-8,593), Iowa (-3,424), North Dakota (-895), Arkansas (-514), and Idaho (-320).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
Dec. 13
Dec. 6
Change
Nov. 29
Year
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Initial Claims (SA)
554,000
575,000
-21,000
515,000
349,000
Initial Claims (NSA)
626,943
759,531
-132,588
535,730
393,042
4-Wk Moving Average (SA)
543,750
541,000
+2,750
526,250
343,750
Advance
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
Dec. 6
Nov. 29
Change
Nov. 22
Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA)
4,384,000
4,431,000
-47,000
4,091,000
2,648,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA)
4,375,290
4,493,481
-118,191
3,652,990
2,701,259
4-Wk Moving Average (SA)
4,226,000
4,134,000
+92,000
4,002,750
2,640,000
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2
3.3%
3.3%
0.0
3.1%
2.0%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2
3.3%
3.4%
-0.1
2.7%
2.0%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING
Dec. 6
Nov. 29
Change
Year
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Federal Employees
2,055
1,665
+390
1,604
Newly Discharged Veterans
2,090
1,251
+839
1,822
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING
Nov. 29
Nov. 22
Change
Year
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Federal Employees
18,179
15,655
+2,524
16,409
Newly Discharged Veterans
26,307
22,286
+4,021
23,848
Railroad Retirement Board
3,000
3,000
0
3,000
Extended Benefits
140
141
-1
0
EUC 2008
933,652
675,051
+258,601
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 12/06/2008
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State
Change
State Supplied Comment
WI
-8,593
Fewer layoffs in the construction, service, and manufacturing industries.
IA
-3,424
Fewer layoffs in the manufacturing industry.
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State
Change
State Supplied Comment
KS
+1,074
Layoffs in the construction and manufacturing industries.
PR
+1,300
No comment.
WA
+1,561
Layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries.
CT
+1,755
Layoffs in the construction industry, and agriculture.
CO
+1,794
No comment.
LA
+1,833
No comment.
AZ
+2,095
No comment.
WV
+2,103
No comment.
NV
+2,289
No comment.
MD
+2,392
No comment.
OR
+2,405
Layoffs in the trade, service, public administration, and manufacturing industries.
MS
+2,737
Layoffs in the automobile and manufacturing industries.
MA
+3,610
Layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries.
MN
+4,279
No comment.
OH
+5,351
Layoffs in the automobile and manufacturing industries.
FL
+5,576
Layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and manufacturing industries, and agriculture.
NJ
+6,616
Layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and manufacturing industries.
MO
+7,261
Layoffs in the construction and manufacturing industries.
AL
+7,886
Layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and wood products industries.
TX
+9,098
Layoffs in the trade, service, transportation, and manufacturing industries.
VA
+9,343
Layoffs in the manufacturing industry.
MI
+10,012
No comment.
IL
+11,342
Layoffs in the service and manufacturing industries.
NY
+11,601
Layoffs in the construction, service, and transportation industries.
SC
+12,068
Layoffs in the textile, apparel, industrial machinery, fabricated metals, and manufacturing industries.
TN
+12,170
Layoffs in the manufacturing industry.
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State
Change
State Supplied Comment
PA
+20,090
Layoffs in the construction and transportation industries.
GA
+20,237
Layoffs in the manufacturing industry.
CA
+22,963
Layoffs in the service industry.
NC
+26,596
Layoffs in the textile, furniture, lumber wood, fabricated metals, and transportation equipment industries.
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending Dec. 13, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 554,000, a decrease of 21,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 575,000. The 4-week moving average was 543,750, an increase of 2,750 from the previous week's revised average of 541,000.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 3.3 percent for the week ending Dec. 6, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised rate of 3.3 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending Dec. 6 was 4,384,000, a decrease of 47,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 4,431,000. The 4-week moving average was 4,226,000, an increase of 92,000 from the preceding week's revised average of 4,134,000.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 626,943 in the week ending Dec. 13, a decrease of 132,588 from the previous week. There were 393,042 initial claims in the comparable week in 2007.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 3.3 percent during the week ending Dec. 6, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 4,375,290, a decrease of 118,191 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.0 percent and the volume was 2,701,259.
Extended benefits were available in North Carolina and Rhode Island during the week ending Nov. 29.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 2,055 in the week ending Dec. 6, an increase of 390 from the prior week. There were 2,090 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase of 839 from the preceding week.
There were 18,179 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending Nov. 29, an increase of 2,524 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 26,307, an increase of 4,021 from the prior week.
States reported 933,652 persons claiming EUC (Emergency Unemployment Compensation) benefits for the week ending Nov. 29, an increase of 258,601 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Nov. 29 were in Oregon (5.6 percent), Alaska (5.3), Puerto Rico (5.2), Michigan (5.0), Wisconsin (4.8), Idaho (4.7), South Carolina (4.6), California (4.5), Nevada (4.5), Arkansas (4.4), and Pennsylvania (4.4).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Dec. 6 were in North Carolina (+26,596), California (+22,963), Georgia (+20,237), Pennsylvania (+20,090), and Tennessee (+12,170), while the largest decreases were in Wisconsin (-8,593), Iowa (-3,424), North Dakota (-895), Arkansas (-514), and Idaho (-320).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
Dec. 13
Dec. 6
Change
Nov. 29
Year
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Initial Claims (SA)
554,000
575,000
-21,000
515,000
349,000
Initial Claims (NSA)
626,943
759,531
-132,588
535,730
393,042
4-Wk Moving Average (SA)
543,750
541,000
+2,750
526,250
343,750
Advance
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
Dec. 6
Nov. 29
Change
Nov. 22
Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA)
4,384,000
4,431,000
-47,000
4,091,000
2,648,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA)
4,375,290
4,493,481
-118,191
3,652,990
2,701,259
4-Wk Moving Average (SA)
4,226,000
4,134,000
+92,000
4,002,750
2,640,000
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2
3.3%
3.3%
0.0
3.1%
2.0%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2
3.3%
3.4%
-0.1
2.7%
2.0%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING
Dec. 6
Nov. 29
Change
Year
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Federal Employees
2,055
1,665
+390
1,604
Newly Discharged Veterans
2,090
1,251
+839
1,822
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
Nov. 29
Nov. 22
Change
Year
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Federal Employees
18,179
15,655
+2,524
16,409
Newly Discharged Veterans
26,307
22,286
+4,021
23,848
Railroad Retirement Board
3,000
3,000
0
3,000
Extended Benefits
140
141
-1
0
EUC 2008
933,652
675,051
+258,601
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 12/06/2008
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State
Change
State Supplied Comment
WI
-8,593
Fewer layoffs in the construction, service, and manufacturing industries.
IA
-3,424
Fewer layoffs in the manufacturing industry.
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State
Change
State Supplied Comment
KS
+1,074
Layoffs in the construction and manufacturing industries.
PR
+1,300
No comment.
WA
+1,561
Layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries.
CT
+1,755
Layoffs in the construction industry, and agriculture.
CO
+1,794
No comment.
LA
+1,833
No comment.
AZ
+2,095
No comment.
WV
+2,103
No comment.
NV
+2,289
No comment.
MD
+2,392
No comment.
OR
+2,405
Layoffs in the trade, service, public administration, and manufacturing industries.
MS
+2,737
Layoffs in the automobile and manufacturing industries.
MA
+3,610
Layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries.
MN
+4,279
No comment.
OH
+5,351
Layoffs in the automobile and manufacturing industries.
FL
+5,576
Layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and manufacturing industries, and agriculture.
NJ
+6,616
Layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and manufacturing industries.
MO
+7,261
Layoffs in the construction and manufacturing industries.
AL
+7,886
Layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and wood products industries.
TX
+9,098
Layoffs in the trade, service, transportation, and manufacturing industries.
VA
+9,343
Layoffs in the manufacturing industry.
MI
+10,012
No comment.
IL
+11,342
Layoffs in the service and manufacturing industries.
NY
+11,601
Layoffs in the construction, service, and transportation industries.
SC
+12,068
Layoffs in the textile, apparel, industrial machinery, fabricated metals, and manufacturing industries.
TN
+12,170
Layoffs in the manufacturing industry.
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State
Change
State Supplied Comment
PA
+20,090
Layoffs in the construction and transportation industries.
GA
+20,237
Layoffs in the manufacturing industry.
CA
+22,963
Layoffs in the service industry.
NC
+26,596
Layoffs in the textile, furniture, lumber wood, fabricated metals, and transportation equipment industries.
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