SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending Aug. 17, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 336,000, an increase of 13,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 323,000. The 4-week moving average was 330,500, a decrease of 2,250 from the previous week's revised average of 332,750.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.3 percent for the week ending Aug. 10, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending August 10 was 2,999,000, an increase of 29,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,970,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,985,750, a decrease of 1,000 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,986,750.
UNADJUSTED DATA The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 279,026 in the week ending Aug. 17, a decrease of 3,997 from the previous week. There were 311,857 initial claims in the comparable week in 2012.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.2 percent during the week ending Aug. 10, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised rate. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,876,094, an increase of 16,087 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,860,007. A year earlier, the rate was 2.5 percent and the volume was 3,167,174.
The total number of people claiming benefits in all programs for the week ending August 3 was 4,438,656, a decrease of 148,207 from the previous week. There were 5,594,498 persons claiming benefits in all programs in the comparable week in 2012.
No state was triggered "on" the Extended Benefits program the week ending August 3.
Initial claims for UI benefits filed by former Federal civilian employees totaled 1,437 in the week ending Aug. 10, a decrease of 276 from the prior week. There were 2,361 initial claims filed by newly discharged veterans, an increase of 126 from the preceding week.
There were 21,208 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending Aug. 3, a decrease of 622 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 33,235, a decrease of 1,235 from the prior week.
States reported 1,501,068 persons claiming Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) benefits for the week ending Aug. 3, a decrease of 51,842 from the prior week. There were 2,326,635 persons claiming EUC in the comparable week in 2012. EUC weekly claims include first, second, third, and fourth tier activity.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending August 10 were in Puerto Rico (5.0), New Jersey (3.6), Alaska (3.5), Connecticut (3.4), New Mexico (3.2), Pennsylvania (3.2), California (3.0), Nevada (2.8), Rhode Island (2.8), and Virgin Islands (2.8).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending August 10 were in South Carolina (+907), New York (+762), Oregon (+685), Mississippi (+419), and Indiana (+400), while the largest decreases were in California (-4,105), Ohio (-1,554), Texas (-894), Florida (-881), and Georgia (-712).
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS WEEK ENDING Advance Aug. 17 Aug. 10 Change Aug. 3 Prior Year1 Initial Claims (SA) 336,000 323,000 +13,000 335,000 374,000 Initial Claims (NSA) 279,026 283,023 -3,997 288,644 311,857 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 330,500 332,750 -2,250 336,000 368,750 WEEK ENDING Advance Aug. 10 Aug. 3 Change July 27 Prior Year1 Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,999,000 2,970,000 +29,000 3,023,000 3,306,000 Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,876,094 2,860,007 +16,087 2,959,648 3,167,174 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,985,750 2,986,750 -1,000 3,025,000 3,306,000 Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 2.3% 2.3% 0.0 2.3% 2.6% Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 2.2% 2.2% 0.0 2.3% 2.5% INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED) WEEK ENDING Aug. 10 Aug. 3 Change Prior Year1 Federal Employees 1,437 1,713 -276 1,146 Newly Discharged Veterans 2,361 2,235 +126 2,589 PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN ALL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED) WEEK ENDING Aug. 3 July 27 Change Prior Year1 Regular State 2,852,185 2,954,697 -102,512 3,172,438 Federal Employees (UCFE) 21,208 21,830 -622 17,456 Newly Discharged Veterans (UCX) 33,235 34,470 -1,235 38,487 EUC 20083 1,501,068 1,552,910 -51,842 2,326,635 Extended Benefits4 327 314 +13 4,236 State Additional Benefits 5 4,077 4,148 -71 5,741 STC / Workshare 6 26,556 18,494 +8,062 29,505 TOTAL 4,438,656 4,586,863 -148,207 5,594,498 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 129,827,178 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 paid, 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 AUGUST 10, 2013 STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 State Change State Supplied Comment CA -4,105 Fewer layoffs in the service industry.
OH -1,554 Fewer layoffs in the manufactutring industry.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 State Change State Supplied Comment None State Detail Prior Week UI Claims Series 1967 to current This information will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-693-4676. TDD Message Phone: 1-800-326-2577. News releases from the U.S. Department of Labor are accessible on the Internet at: http://www.dol.gov/ and http://www.ows.doleta.gov/
