SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending Nov. 7, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 502,000, a decrease of 12,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 514,000. The 4-week moving average was 519,750, a decrease of 4,500 from the previous week's revised average of 524,250.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 4.3 percent for the week ending Oct. 31, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised rate of 4.4 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending Oct. 31 was 5,631,000, a decrease of 139,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 5,770,000. The 4-week moving average was 5,790,750, a decrease of 100,750 from the preceding week's revised average of 5,891,500.
UNADJUSTED DATA The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 529,446 in the week ending Nov. 7, an increase of 46,904 from the previous week. There were 539,787 initial claims in the comparable week in 2008.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 3.8 percent during the week ending Oct. 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 4,944,307, an increase of 10,863 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.6 percent and the volume was 3,460,633.
Extended benefits were available in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin during the week ending Oct. 24.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 2,378 in the week ending Oct. 31, an increase of 309 from the prior week. There were 2,255 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of 252 from the preceding week.
There were 22,478 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending Oct. 24, an increase of 818 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 34,254, an increase of 354 from the prior week.
States reported 3,520,151 persons claiming EUC (Emergency Unemployment Compensation) benefits for the week ending Oct. 24, an increase of 22,390 from the prior week. There were 820,503 claimants in the comparable week in 2008. EUC weekly claims include both first and second tier activity.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Oct. 24 were in Puerto Rico (6.4 percent), Oregon (5.4), Nevada (5.2), Pennsylvania (4.9), Alaska (4.8), Arkansas (4.8), California (4.8), Wisconsin (4.8), North Carolina (4.6), Michigan (4.5), and South Carolina (4.5).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Oct. 31 were in Wisconsin (+1,501), Illinois (+1,390), Michigan (+1,135), Puerto Rico (+1,101), and Texas (+965), while the largest decreases were in California (-6,752), Florida (-3,409), Georgia (-2,686), New York (-2,067), and North Carolina (-1,872).
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS Advance Prior1 WEEK ENDING Nov. 7 Oct. 31 Change Oct. 24 Year Initial Claims (SA) 502,000 514,000 -12,000 532,000 509,000 Initial Claims (NSA) 529,446 482,542 +46,904 494,394 539,787 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 519,750 524,250 -4,500 526,750 490,250 Advance Prior1 WEEK ENDING Oct. 31 Oct. 24 Change Oct. 17 Year Ins. Unemployment (SA) 5,631,000 5,770,000 -139,000 5,817,000 3,933,000 Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 4,944,307 4,933,444 +10,863 4,984,950 3,460,633 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 5,790,750 5,891,500 -100,750 5,965,750 3,830,750 Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 4.3% 4.4% -0.1 4.4% 2.9% Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 3.8% 3.7% +0.1 3.8% 2.6% INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED) Prior1 WEEK ENDING Oct. 31 Oct. 24 Change Year Federal Employees 2,378 2,069 +309 1,459 Newly Discharged Veterans 2,255 2,507 -252 1,608 PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED) Prior1 WEEK ENDING Oct. 24 Oct. 17 Change Year Federal Employees 22,478 21,660 +818 14,519 Newly Discharged Veterans 34,254 33,900 +354 23,443 Railroad Retirement Board 11,000 11,000 0 3,000 Extended Benefits 523,061 551,304 -28,243 16,367 EUC 20083 3,520,151 3,497,761 +22,390 820,503 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 131,823,421 as denominator. 3 - EUC weekly claims include both first and second tier activity.
UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 10/31/2009 STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 State Change State Supplied Comment CA -6,752 Fewer layoffs in the construction and service industries.
FL -3,409 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and manufacturing industries, and agriculture.
GA -2,686 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and manufacturing industries.
NY -2,067 Fewer layoffs in the construction, service, and manufacturing industries.
NC -1,872 Fewer layoffs in the construction industry.
SC -1,252 Fewer layoffs in the manufacturing industry.
KS -1,080 No comment.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 State Change State Supplied Comment PR +1,101 No comment.
MI +1,135 No comment.
IL +1,390 Layoffs in the trade, service, and manufacturing industries.
WI +1,501 Layoffs in the construction, trade, public administration, and manufacturing industries.
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