SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending July 23, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 398,000, a decrease of 24,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 422,000. The 4-week moving average was 413,750, a decrease of 8,500 from the previous week's revised average of 422,250.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.9 percent for the week ending July 16, a 0.1 percentage point decrease from the prior week's revised rate of 3.0 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending July 16 was 3,703,000, a decrease of 17,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 3,720,000. The 4-week moving average was 3,721,000, a decrease of 5,250 from the preceding week's revised average of 3,726,250.
UNADJUSTED DATA The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 366,578 in the week ending July 23, a decrease of 103,503 from the previous week. There were 413,679 initial claims in the comparable week in 2010.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 3.0 percent during the week ending July 16, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised rate. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 3,735,896, a decrease of 47,420 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 3.6 percent and the volume was 4,554,316.
The total number of people claiming benefits in all programs for the week ending July 9 was 7,645,601, an increase of 320,152 from the previous week.
Extended benefits were available in Alabama, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and West Virginia during the week ending July 9.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 1,883 in the week ending July 16, a decrease of 680 from the prior week. There were 2,639 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase of 194 from the preceding week.
There were 24,961 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending July 9, an increase of 734 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 38,300, an increase of 2,028 from the prior week.
States reported 3,172,428 persons claiming EUC (Emergency Unemployment Compensation) benefits for the week ending July 9, an increase of 18,427 from the prior week. There were 3,285,271 claimants in the comparable week in 2010. EUC weekly claims include first, second, third, and fourth tier activity.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending July 9 were in Puerto Rico (5.1), Pennsylvania (4.3), New Jersey (4.1), Oregon (4.1), Alaska (3.9) California (3.9), Connecticut (3.9), Nevada (3.8), Rhode Island (3.8), and Wisconsin (3.7).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending July 16 were in California (+20,813), Georgia (+6,567), North Carolina (+5,755), South Carolina (+5,181), and Florida (+4,236) while the largest decreases were in New York (-17,377), Minnesota (-10,352), Michigan (-7,039), Ohio (-5,037), and Pennsylvania (-3,347).
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS WEEK ENDING Advance July 23 July 16 Change July 9 Prior Year1 Initial Claims (SA) 398,000 422,000 -24,000 408,000 457,000 Initial Claims (NSA) 366,578 470,081 -103,503 473,963 413,679 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 413,750 422,250 -8,500 424,000 455,750 WEEK ENDING Advance July 16 July 9 Change July 2 Prior Year1 Ins. Unemployment (SA) 3,703,000 3,720,000 -17,000 3,749,000 4,532,000 Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 3,735,896 3,783,316 -47,420 3,534,925 4,554,316 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 3,721,000 3,726,250 -5,250 3,724,750 4,528,750 Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 2.9 3.0 -0.1 3.0 3.6 Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 3.0 3.0 0.0 2.8 3.6 INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED) WEEK ENDING July 16 July 9 Change Prior Year1 Federal Employees 1,883 2,563 -680 3,275 Newly Discharged Veterans 2,639 2,445 194 2,915 PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN ALL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED) WEEK ENDING July 9 July 2 Change Prior Year1 Regular State 3,771,753 3,524,850 246,903 4,544,905 Federal Employees (UCFE) 24,961 24,227 734 20,938 Newly Discharged Veterans (UCX) 38,300 36,272 2,028 41,387 EUC 20083 3,172,428 3,154,001 18,427 3,285,271 Extended Benefits4 587,685 543,712 43,973 425,765 State Additional Benefits 5 4,805 5,012 -207 4,180 STC / Workshare 6 45,669 37,375 8,294 73,257 TOTAL 7,645,601 7,325,449 320,152 8,395,703 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 125,807,389 as denominator. 3 - EUC weekly claims include first, second, third, and fourth tier activity. Tier-specific EUC data can be found here: http://ows.doleta.gov/unemploy/docs/persons.xls4 - Information on the EB program can be found here: http://www.ows.doleta.gov/unemploy/extenben.asp 5 - Some states maintain additional benefit programs for those claimants who exhaust regular, extended and emergency benefits. Information on states that participate and the extent of benefits can be found starting on page 4-5 of this link: http://ows.doleta.gov/unemploy/pdf/uilawcompar/2010/special.pdf 6 - Information on STC/Worksharing can be found starting on page 4-9 of the following link: http://ows.doleta.gov/unemploy/pdf/uilawcompar/2010/special.pdf UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 07/16/2011 STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 State Change State Supplied Comment NY -17,377 Fewer layoffs in the education related services, transportation, and other service industries.
MN -10,352 Fewer furloughs in state government.
MI -7,039 Fewer layoffs in the automobile industry.
OH -5,037 Fewer layoffs in the automobile industry.
PA -3,347 Fewer layoffs in the education related services, fabricated metals, and other service industries.
IN -1,806 No comment.
CT -1,169 No comment.
AZ -1,104 No comment.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 State Change State Supplied Comment CA +20,813 Return to a five day work week.
GA +6,567 Layoffs in the manufacturing, trade, service, and construction industries.
NC +5,755 Layoff in the automobile, furniture, textile, transportation, and service industries.
SC +5,181 No comment.
FL +4,236 Layoffs in the agriculture, construction, manufacturing, trade, retail, and service industries.
TN +3,437 Layoffs in the service, transportation, textile, plastic, rubber, and service industries.
AL +2,993 Layoff in the transportation, retail, construction, and service industries.
PR +2,211 No comment.
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