UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending Feb. 7, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 623,000, a decrease of 8,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 631,000. The 4-week moving average was 607,500, an increase of 24,000 from the previous week's revised average of 583,500.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 3.6 percent for the week ending Jan. 31, 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. 31 was 4,810,000, an increase of 11,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 4,799,000. The 4-week moving average was 4,745,250, an increase of 73,750 from the preceding week's revised average of 4,671,500.
UNADJUSTED DATA The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 706,267 in the week ending Feb. 7, an increase of 24,091 from the previous week. There were 377,457 initial claims in the comparable week in 2008.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 4.4 percent during the week ending Jan. 31, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 5,940,432, an increase of 133,551 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.5 percent and the volume was 3,328,590.
Extended benefits were available in North Carolina, Oregon, and Rhode Island during the week ending Jan. 24.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 1,629 in the week ending Jan. 31, an increase of 43 from the prior week. There were 2,048 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of 663 from the preceding week.
There were 20,211 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending Jan. 24, a decrease of 685 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 27,936, an increase of 1,176 from the prior week.
States reported 1,488,236 persons claiming EUC (Emergency Unemployment Compensation) benefits for the week ending Jan. 24, a decrease of 249,926 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Jan. 24 were in Michigan (7.4 percent), Oregon (6.9), Idaho (6.8), Wisconsin (6.1), Pennsylvania (5.9), Nevada (5.7), Montana (5.6), Indiana (5.5), Alaska (5.4), New Jersey (5.4), and Rhode Island (5.4).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Jan. 31 were in California (+20,001), North Carolina (+8,663), Ohio (+4,738), Georgia (+4,392), and Kansas (+3,232), while the largest decreases were in Virginia (-1,937), New Jersey (-1,551), Missouri (-1,370), Oklahoma (-1,199), and Connecticut (-1,000).
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS Advance Prior1 WEEK ENDING Feb. 7 Jan. 31 Change Jan. 24 Year Initial Claims (SA) 623,000 631,000 -8,000 591,000 339,000 Initial Claims (NSA) 706,267 682,176 +24,091 620,143 377,457 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 607,500 583,500 +24,000 543,250 345,000 Advance Prior1 WEEK ENDING Jan. 31 Jan. 24 Change Jan. 17 Year Ins. Unemployment (SA) 4,810,000 4,799,000 +11,000 4,755,000 2,695,000 Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 5,940,432 5,806,881 +133,551 5,715,432 3,328,590 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 4,745,250 4,671,500 +73,750 4,624,750 2,713,250 Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 3.6% 3.6% 0.0 3.6% 2.0% Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 4.4% 4.3% +0.1 4.3% 2.5% INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED) Prior1 WEEK ENDING Jan. 31 Jan. 24 Change Year Federal Employees 1,629 1,586 +43 1,057 Newly Discharged Veterans 2,048 2,711 -663 4,581 PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED) Prior1 WEEK ENDING Jan. 24 Jan. 17 Change Year Federal Employees 20,211 20,896 -685 17,703 Newly Discharged Veterans 27,936 26,760 +1,176 23,970 Railroad Retirement Board 8,000 8,000 0 4,000 Extended Benefits 17,296 14,058 +3,238 0 EUC 2008 1,488,236 1,738,162 -249,926 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 01/31/2009 STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 State Change State Supplied Comment VA -1,937 Fewer layoffs in the manufacturing industry.
NJ -1,551 Fewer layoffs in the real estate industry.
MO -1,370 Fewer layoffs in the construction and manufacturing industries.
OK -1,199 No comment.
CT -1,000 No comment.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 State Change State Supplied Comment CO +1,181 No comment.
MI +1,227 No comment.
AZ +1,256 No comment.
TX +1,463 Layoffs in the construction, service, finance, and manufacturing industries.
MD +1,484 No comment.
WI +1,491 Layoffs in the construction, trade, and manufacturing industries.
SC +2,087 Layoffs in the manufacturing industry.
TN +2,251 Layoffs in the trade, service, and manufacturing industries.
OR +2,708 Layoffs in the construction, trade, service, public administration, and manufacturing industries.
IA +2,786 Layoffs in the manufacturing industry.
FL +2,879 Layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and manufacturing industries.
WA +3,130 Layoffs in the construction, finance, insurance, and manufacturing industries.
KS +3,232 No comment.
GA +4,392 Layoffs in the manufacturing industry.
OH +4,738 Layoffs in the manufacturing industry.
NC +8,663 Layoffs in the textile, transportation equipment, industrial machinery, construction, and service industries.
CA +20,001 Layoffs in the construction and service industries.
State Detail Prior Week UI Claims Series 1967 to current
