UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending Jan. 17, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 589,000, an increase of 62,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 527,000. The 4-week moving average was 519,250, unchanged from the previous week's revised average of 519,250.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 3.4 percent for the week ending Jan. 10, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised rate of 3.4 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending Jan. 10 was 4,607,000, an increase of 97,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 4,510,000. The 4-week moving average was 4,559,750, an increase of 58,750 from the preceding week's revised average of 4,501,000.
UNADJUSTED DATA The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 768,858 in the week ending Jan. 17, a decrease of 187,905 from the previous week. There were 415,149 initial claims in the comparable week in 2008.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 4.2 percent during the week ending Jan. 10, a decrease of 0.2 percentage point from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 5,638,630, a decrease of 211,240 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.5 percent and the volume was 3,272,000.
Extended benefits were available in North Carolina, Oregon, and Rhode Island during the week ending Jan. 3.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 2,605 in the week ending Jan. 10, an increase of 1,171 from the prior week. There were 2,316 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase of 773 from the preceding week.
There were 21,070 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending Jan. 3, an increase of 1,378 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 26,958, an increase of 1,068 from the prior week.
States reported 2,091,706 persons claiming EUC (Emergency Unemployment Compensation) benefits for the week ending Jan. 3, an increase of 425,928 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Jan. 3 were in Michigan (7.5 percent), Oregon (7.5), Idaho (6.7), Wisconsin (6.7), Pennsylvania (6.6), Indiana (5.7), Kentucky (5.7), North Carolina (5.7), South Carolina (5.6), and Rhode Island (5.5).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Jan. 10 were in Michigan (+34,639), California (+22,573), Florida (+20,658), North Carolina (+15,637), and Pennsylvania (+13,848), while the largest decreases were in South Carolina (-2,682), Massachusetts (-1,882), New York (-1,852), Iowa (-1,593), and Oregon (-856).
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS Advance Prior1 WEEK ENDING Jan. 17 Jan. 10 Change Jan. 3 Year Initial Claims (SA) 589,000 527,000 +62,000 470,000 324,000 Initial Claims (NSA) 768,858 956,763 -187,905 731,958 415,149 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 519,250 519,250 0 526,500 327,000 Advance Prior1 WEEK ENDING Jan. 10 Jan. 3 Change Dec. 27 Year Ins. Unemployment (SA) 4,607,000 4,510,000 +97,000 4,612,000 2,682,000 Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 5,638,630 5,849,870 -211,240 5,317,388 3,272,000 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 4,559,750 4,501,000 +58,750 4,470,250 2,710,500 Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 3.4% 3.4% 0.0 3.4% 2.0% Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 4.2% 4.4% -0.2 4.0% 2.5% INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED) Prior1 WEEK ENDING Jan. 10 Jan. 3 Change Year Federal Employees 2,605 1,434 +1,171 2,264 Newly Discharged Veterans 2,316 1,543 +773 1,785 PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED) Prior1 WEEK ENDING Jan. 3 Dec. 27 Change Year Federal Employees 21,070 19,692 +1,378 20,568 Newly Discharged Veterans 26,958 25,890 +1,068 24,995 Railroad Retirement Board 5,000 5,000 0 4,000 Extended Benefits 3,103 1,640 +1,463 0 EUC 2008 2,091,706 1,665,778 +425,928 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 133,886,830 as denominator.
UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 01/10/2009 STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 State Change State Supplied Comment SC -2,682 Fewer layoffs in the industrial machinery, transportation equipment, and manufacturing industries.
MA -1,882 No comment.
NY -1,852 Fewer layoffs in the construction, service, and public administration industries.
IA -1,593 Fewer layoffs in the manufacturing industry.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 State Change State Supplied Comment ND +1,021 No comment.
WI +1,033 Layoffs in the trade and service industries.
MT +1,384 No comment.
WA +1,509 Layoffs in the trade and service industries.
NM +1,539 No comment.
MN +1,794 No comment.
UT +1,940 No comment.
ME +2,017 Layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and manufacturing industries.
PR +2,052 No comment.
WV +2,186 No comment.
OK +2,324 No comment.
AK +2,648 No comment.
CO +2,820 No comment.
KS +3,133 Layoffs in the construction and manufacturing industries.
MS +3,378 Layoffs in the manufacturing industry.
NV +3,455 No comment.
AL +3,540 Layoffs in the textile, furniture, service, and primary metals industries.
MD +3,689 No comment.
LA +3,937 No comment.
CT +4,241 No comment.
MO +4,327 No comment.
AZ +4,522 No comment IN +6,081 Layoffs in the automobile and trade industries.
GA +6,091 Layoffs in the textile and carpets/rugs industries.
State Change State Supplied Comment VA +6,514 Layoffs in the insurance and manufacturing industries.
TX +9,153 Layoffs in the trade, service, transportation, and manufacturing industries.
TN +12,263 Layoffs in the trade, service, and manufacturing industries.
OH +12,601 Layoffs in the manufacturing industry.
IL +13,204 Layoffs in the construction, trade, and manufacturing industries.
PA +13,848 Layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries.
NC +15,637 Layoffs in the textile, furniture, primary metals, fabricated metals, industrial machinery, electronic equipment , and electrical equipment industries.
FL +20,658 Layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and manufacturing industries, and agriculture.
CA +22,573 Layoffs in agriculture. All major industry categories posted increases.
MI +34,639 Layoffs mainly in the automobile and manufacturing industries. Almost all industries posted increases.
State Detail Prior Week UI Claims Series 1967 to current
