UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending Jan. 31, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 626,000, an increase of 35,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 591,000. The 4-week moving average was 582,250, an increase of 39,000 from the previous week's revised average of 543,250.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 3.6 percent for the week ending Jan. 24, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised rate of 3.6 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending Jan. 24 was 4,788,000, an increase of 20,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 4,768,000. The 4-week moving average was 4,672,000, an increase of 44,000 from the preceding week's revised average of 4,628,000.
UNADJUSTED DATA The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 676,590 in the week ending Jan. 31, an increase of 56,478 from the previous week. There were 380,138 initial claims in the comparable week in 2008.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 4.3 percent during the week ending Jan. 24, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 5,793,331, an increase of 62,724 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.5 percent and the volume was 3,344,396.
Extended benefits were available in North Carolina, Oregon, and Rhode Island during the week ending Jan. 17.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 1,586 in the week ending Jan. 24, a decrease of 252 from the prior week. There were 2,719 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase of 498 from the preceding week.
There were 20,857 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending Jan. 17, an increase of 632 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 26,742, a decrease of 477 from the prior week.
States reported 1,738,162 persons claiming EUC (Emergency Unemployment Compensation) benefits for the week ending Jan. 17, an increase of 19,476 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Jan. 17 were in Michigan (8.9 percent), Idaho (6.6), Oregon (6.6), Pennsylvania (6.2), South Carolina (6.0), Wisconsin (6.0), Alaska (5.6), Nevada (5.5), Indiana (5.4), and Montana (5.3).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Jan. 24 were in Wisconsin (+1,355), Rhode Island (+689), Virginia (+682), Oklahoma (+406), and Puerto Rico (+314), while the largest decreases were in Florida (-14,703), California (-12,074), Michigan (-11,639), Georgia (-9,949), and Ohio (-9,926).
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS Advance Prior1 WEEK ENDING Jan. 31 Jan. 24 Change Jan. 17 Year Initial Claims (SA) 626,000 591,000 +35,000 585,000 351,000 Initial Claims (NSA) 676,590 620,112 +56,478 763,987 380,138 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 582,250 543,250 +39,000 518,250 339,000 Advance Prior1 WEEK ENDING Jan. 24 Jan. 17 Change Jan. 10 Year Ins. Unemployment (SA) 4,788,000 4,768,000 +20,000 4,617,000 2,773,000 Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 5,793,331 5,730,607 +62,724 5,651,117 3,344,396 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 4,672,000 4,628,000 +44,000 4,563,500 2,723,000 Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 3.6% 3.6% 0.0 3.4% 2.1% Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 4.3% 4.3% 0.0 4.2% 2.5% INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED) Prior1 WEEK ENDING Jan. 24 Jan. 17 Change Year Federal Employees 1,586 1,838 -252 1,178 Newly Discharged Veterans 2,719 2,221 +498 1,377 PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED) Prior1 WEEK ENDING Jan. 17 Jan. 10 Change Year Federal Employees 20,857 20,225 +632 19,312 Newly Discharged Veterans 26,742 27,219 -477 23,539 Railroad Retirement Board 6,000 6,000 0 4,000 Extended Benefits 14,058 12,472 +1,586 0 EUC 2008 1,738,162 1,718,686 +19,476 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 01/24/2009 STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 State Change State Supplied Comment FL -14,703 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and manufacturing industries, and agriculture.
CA -12,074 Fewer layoffs in the trade and service industries.
MI -11,639 Fewer layoffs were reported throughout most industries.
GA -9,949 Fewer layoffs in the service and textile industries.
OH -9,926 Fewer layoffs in the manufacturing industry.
NC -8,253 Fewer layoffs in the lumber/wood, industrial machinery, transportation equipment, construction, trade, and service industries.
SC -7,769 Fewer layoffs in the industrial machinery and transportation equipment industries.
PA -7,754 Fewer layoffs in the wood products, construction, trade, and service industries.
TN -7,470 Fewer layoffs in the fabricated metals, transportation equipment, apparel, rubber/plastics, and trade industries.
TX -7,184 Fewer layoffs in the trade, service, transportation, and manufacturing industries.
NY -6,923 Fewer layoffs in the food, transportation, and manufacturing industries.
WA -3,807 Fewer layoffs in the construction, service, and manufacturing industries.
AL -2,974 Fewer layoffs in the apparel and wood products industries.
IN -2,349 No comment.
MD -2,322 No comment.
MA -2,269 No comment.
MO -2,215 Fewer layoffs in the service and manufacturing industries.
NJ -2,184 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, service, transportation, and warehousing industries.
AR -2,106 No comment.
NV -1,806 No comment.
KY -1,784 No comment.
IL -1,719 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and manufacturing industries.
CT -1,715 No comment.
MN -1,554 No comment.
AZ -1,422 No comment.
CO -1,401 No comment.
State Change State Supplied Comment KS -1,166 No comment.
IA -1,083 Fewer layoffs in the construction and manufacturing industries.
OR -1,056 No comment.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 State Change State Supplied Comment WI +1,355 Layoffs in the construction, trade, and manufacturing industries.
State Detail Prior Week UI Claims Series 1967 to current
