SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending Dec. 14, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 379,000, an increase of 10,000 from the previous week's figure of 369,000. The 4-week moving average was 343,500, an increase of 13,250 from the previous week's revised average of 330,250.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.2 percent for the week ending December 7, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending December 7 was 2,884,000, an increase of 94,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,790,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,799,000, an increase of 4,250 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,794,750.
UNADJUSTED DATA The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 414,002 in the week ending Dec. 14, a decrease of 48,196 from the previous week. There were 401,429 initial claims in the comparable week in 2012.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.2 percent during the week ending December 7, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,878,730, a decrease of 81,111 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.5 percent and the volume was 3,244,564.
The total number of people claiming benefits in all programs for the week ending November 30 was 4,412,144, an increase of 606,051 from the previous week. There were 5,402,429 persons claiming benefits in all programs in the comparable week in 2012.
No state was triggered "on" the Extended Benefits program during the week ending November 30.
Initial claims for UI benefits filed by former Federal civilian employees totaled 2,175 in the week ending December 7, an increase of 667 from the prior week. There were 2,356 initial claims filed by newly discharged veterans, an increase of 970 from the preceding week.
There were 22,439 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending Nov. 30, an increase of 4,215 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 32,937, an increase of 3,837 from the prior week.
States reported 1,374,031 persons claiming Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) benefits for the week ending Nov. 30, an increase of 125,099 from the prior week. There were 2,096,545 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 December 7 were in Alaska (6.0), Puerto Rico (3.6), New Jersey (3.5), California (3.4), Connecticut (3.1), Pennsylvania (3.1), West Virginia (3.0), Wisconsin (3.0), Montana (2.9), and Oregon (2.9).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending December 7 were in California (+21,876), New York (+14,322), Pennsylvania (+14,004), Georgia (+11,582), and Texas (+9,761), while the largest decreases were in Ohio (-1,095), Kentucky (-838), Vermont (-400), Massachusetts (-317), and New Mexico (-176).
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS WEEK ENDING Advance Dec. 14 Dec. 7 Change Nov. 30 Prior Year1 Initial Claims (SA) 379,000 369,000 +10,000 305,000 366,000 Initial Claims (NSA) 414,002 462,198 -48,196 321,269 401,429 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 343,500 330,250 +13,250 324,000 370,000 WEEK ENDING Advance Dec. 7 Nov. 30 Change Nov. 23 Prior Year1 Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,884,000 2,790,000 +94,000 2,757,000 3,225,000 Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,878,730 2,959,841 -81,111 2,491,993 3,244,564 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,799,000 2,794,750 +4,250 2,799,750 3,230,500 Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 2.2% 2.1% +0.1 2.1% 2.5% Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 2.2% 2.3% -0.1 1.9% 2.5% INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED) WEEK ENDING Dec. 7 Nov. 30 Change Prior Year1 Federal Employees 2,175 1,508 +667 2,054 Newly Discharged Veterans 2,356 1,386 +970 2,831 PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN ALL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED) WEEK ENDING Nov. 30 Nov. 23 Change Prior Year1 Regular State 2,952,897 2,487,203 +465,694 3,167,295 Federal Employees (UCFE) 22,439 18,224 +4,215 21,340 Newly Discharged Veterans (UCX) 32,937 29,100 +3,837 39,480 EUC 20083 1,374,031 1,248,932 +125,099 2,096,545 Extended Benefits4 186 209 -23 43,844 State Additional Benefits 5 4,567 4,321 +246 6,266 STC / Workshare 6 25,087 18,104 +6,983 27,659 TOTAL 4,412,144 3,806,093 +606,051 5,402,429 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 130,396,096 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 DECEMBER 7, 2013 STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 State Change State Supplied Comment OH -1,095 No comment.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 State Change State Supplied Comment CA +21,876 Layoffs in the service and manufacturing industries.
NY +14,322 Layoffs in the construction, transportation and warehousing, and food service industries.
PA +14,004 Layoffs in the construction, transportation, and administrative and support service industries.
GA +11,582 Layoffs in the manufacturing, construction, administrative and support, and accommodation and food services industries.
TX +9,761 No comment.
SC +5,311 Layoffs in the textile and manufacturing industries.
IL +5,281 Layoffs in the construction, administrative support service, and trade industries.
FL +4,521 Layoffs in the agriculture, construction, manufacturing, wholesale trade, retail trade, and service industries.
WA +4,383 Layoffs in the agriculture, construction, manufacturing, and retail trade industries.
TN +4,203 Layoffs in the administrative and support service, construction, manufacturing, and food service industries.
NC +4,018 Layoffs in the nonclassifiable establishments, business service, accommodations and food service, construction,and transportation and warehousing industries.
AL +3,869 Layoffs in the construction, administrative, support, waste management and remediation services, and manufacturing industries.
MI +3,824 Layoffs in the administrative, support, waste management and remediation services industry.
MO +3,481 Layoffs in the construction, manufacturing, and administrative services industries.
VA +3,115 Layoffs in the manufacturing industry.
MN +3,101 No comment.
CT +1,866 No comment.
CO +1,829 No comment.
UT +1,619 No comment.
WI +1,606 No comment.
WV +1,560 Layoffs in the agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining, construction, manufacturing, wholesale trade, retail trade, transportation and warehousing, professional, scientific, and technical services, management of companies and enterprises, and administrative, support, waste management and remediation services industries.
AZ +1,526 No comment.
NJ +1,449 Layoffs in the trade, finance, and administrative, support, waste management and remediation services industries.
IA +1,387 Layoffs in the construction industry.
LA +1,309 No comment.
IN +1,191 Layoffs in the construction industry.
MT +1,091 No comment.
NV +1,086 No comment.
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