UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending June 13, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 608,000, an increase of 3,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 605,000. The 4-week moving average was 615,750, a decrease of 7,000 from the previous week's revised average of 622,750.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 5.0 percent for the week ending June 6, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week's unrevised rate of 5.1 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending June 6 was 6,687,000, a decrease of 148,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 6,835,000. The 4-week moving average was 6,757,500, an increase of 2,250 from the preceding week's revised average of 6,755,250.
The fiscal year-to-date average for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment for all programs is 5.286 million.
UNADJUSTED DATA The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 554,405 in the week ending June 13, a decrease of 26,791 from the previous week. There were 349,255 initial claims in the comparable week in 2008.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 4.5 percent during the week ending June 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 6,058,847, a decrease of 85,499 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.1 percent and the volume was 2,799,719.
Extended benefits were available in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin during the week ending May 30.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 1,972 in the week ending June 6, an increase of 206 from the prior week. There were 1,874 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase of 419 from the preceding week.
There were 15,924 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending May 30, an increase of 898 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 28,548, an increase of 1,793 from the prior week.
States reported 2,359,537 persons claiming EUC (Emergency Unemployment Compensation) benefits for the week ending May 30, an increase of 102,946 from the prior week. EUC weekly claims include both first and second tier activity.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending May 30 were in Michigan (7.5 percent), Oregon (7.0), Nevada (6.3), Puerto Rico (6.3), Pennsylvania (6.2), Wisconsin (6.0), Arkansas (5.6), South Carolina (5.5), California (5.4), and North Carolina (5.4).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending June 6 were in Pennsylvania (+6,861), Florida (+6,469), Ohio (+5,104), California (+4,894), and New York (+4,795), while the largest decreases were in Arkansas (-1,206), Puerto Rico (-1,131), Wisconsin (-707), Arizona (-693), and Nebraska (-450).
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS Advance Prior1 WEEK ENDING June 13 June 6 Change May 30 Year Initial Claims (SA) 608,000 605,000 +3,000 625,000 390,000 Initial Claims (NSA) 554,405 581,196 -26,791 500,383 349,255 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 615,750 622,750 -7,000 632,250 381,500 Advance Prior1 WEEK ENDING June 6 May 30 Change May 23 Year Ins. Unemployment (SA) 6,687,000 6,835,000 -148,000 6,757,000 3,097,000 Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 6,058,847 6,144,346 -85,499 6,033,603 2,799,719 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 6,757,500 6,755,250 +2,250 6,693,250 3,106,750 Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 5.0% 5.1% -0.1 5.1% 2.3% Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 4.5% 4.6% -0.1 4.5% 2.1% INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED) Prior1 WEEK ENDING June 6 May 30 Change Year Federal Employees 1,972 1,766 +206 1,173 Newly Discharged Veterans 1,874 1,455 +419 1,613 PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED) Prior1 WEEK ENDING May 30 May 23 Change Year Federal Employees 15,924 15,026 +898 10,844 Newly Discharged Veterans 28,548 26,755 +1,793 19,893 Railroad Retirement Board 10,000 10,000 0 2,000 Extended Benefits 258,187 213,666 +44,521 4 EUC 20083 2,359,537 2,256,591 +102,946 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 133,683,433 as denominator. 3 - EUC weekly claims include both first and second tier activity.
UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 06/06/2009 STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 State Change State Supplied Comment AR -1,206 Fewer layoffs in the automobile industry.
PR -1,131 No comment.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 State Change State Supplied Comment CO +1,149 No comment.
NV +1,187 Return to a five day workweek.
WV +1,195 No comment.
OR +1,239 Layoffs in the construction, trade, and manufacturing industries.
MD +1,291 No comment.
GA +1,692 Layoffs in the construction, service, and textile industries.
AL +1,739 Layoffs in the transportation equipment industry.
MA +1,811 Layoffs in the trade, service, information, and finance industries.
MN +2,062 No comment.
MO +2,342 Layoffs in the transportation and warehousing industries.
VA +2,508 No comment.
KY +2,547 Layoffs in the automobile and manufacturing industries.
IN +2,927 Layoffs in the automobile, transportation, service, and manufacturing industries.
SC +3,226 Layoffs in the textile and fabricated metals industries.
NJ +3,321 Return to a five day workweek, as well as layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and manufacturing industries.
TX +3,549 Layoffs in the service, information, finance, and manufacturing industries.
TN +3,905 Layoffs in the manufacturing industry.
MI +4,326 Layoffs in the automobile industry.
NC +4,339 Layoffs in the textile, furniture, construction, service, transportation, fabricated metals, and lumber/wood industries.
IL +4,378 Layoffs in the trade, service, and manufacturing industries.
NY +4,795 Layoffs in the construction, trade, and manufacturing industries.
CA +4,894 Return to a five day workweek, as well as layoffs in the service industry.
OH +5,104 Layoffs in the automobile industry.
FL +6,469 Layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and manufacturing industries, and agriculture.
PA +6,861 Layoffs in the construction, service, and transportation industries.
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