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U.S. Department of Labor
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(202) 693-4676 July 1, 2004
 

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT

          SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA

In the week ending June 26, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 351,000, an increase of 1,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 350,000. The 4-week moving average was 347,000, an increase of 2,500 from the previous week's revised average of 344,500.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.4 percent for the week ending June 19, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week's revised rate of 2.3 percent.

The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending June 19 was 2,966,000, an increase of 13,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,953,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,918,750, a decrease of 5,250 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,924,000.
 

UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 320,120 in the week ending June 26, a decrease of 3,311 from the previous week. There were 394,214 initial claims in the comparable week in 2003.

The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.2 percent during the week ending June 19, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,728,895, a decrease of 5,686 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.7 percent and the volume was 3,392,668.

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Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending June 12.

8,336 individuals filed continued claims under the Federal Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation (TEUC) program during the week ending June 12.

Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 1,723 in the week ending June 19, an increase of 305 from the prior week. There were 1,902 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, unchanged from the preceding week.

There were 14,745 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending June 12, an increase of 1,431 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 25,415, an increase of 283 from the prior week.

The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending June 12 were in Puerto Rico (4.6 percent), Alaska (4.2), Oregon (3.2), Pennsylvania (3.0), New Jersey (2.9), California (2.8), Arkansas (2.7), Massachusetts (2.6), Michigan (2.6), Washington (2.6), Connecticut (2.5), Illinois (2.5), and Wisconsin (2.5).

The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending June 19 were in California (+6,006), New Jersey (+4,341), Michigan (+2,170), Massachusetts (+2,033), and Texas (+1,945), while the largest decreases were in South Carolina (-3,777), Oklahoma (-2,427), Illinois (-2,282), North Carolina
(-2,070), and Alabama (-1,224).

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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING June 26  June 19 Change June 12  Year
Initial Claims (SA) 351,000 350,000 +1,000 336,000 427,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 320,120 323,431 -3,311 312,353 394,214
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 347,000 344,500 +2,500 343,250 419,250
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING June 19 June 12  Change June 5 Year
Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,966,000 2,953,000 +13,000 2,892,000 3,688,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,728,895 2,734,581 -5,686 2,674,769 3,392,668
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,918,750 2,924,000 -5,250 2,920,000 3,679,750
Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 2.4% 2.3% +0.1 2.3% 2.9%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 2.2% 2.2% 0.0 2.1% 2.7%
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
       
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
June 19
June 12
Change
Year
Federal Employees 1,723 1,418 +305 1,799
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,902 1,902 0 1,210
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
June 12
June 5
Change
Year
Federal Employees 14,745 13,314 +1,431 14,315
Newly Discharged Veterans 25,415 25,132 +283 17,075
Railroad Retirement Board 2,000 2,000 0 2,000
Extended Benefits 1,800 2,345 -545 15,044
Federal (TEUC) 8,336 9,448 -1,112 850,999
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 126,084,041 as denominator.
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UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 06/19/2004 

STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 
State Change State Supplied Comment
SC -3,777 Fewer layoffs in the manufacturing industry.
OK -2,427 No comment.
IL -2,282 Fewer layoffs in the service and manufacturing industries.
NC -2,070 Fewer layoffs in the furniture, trade, and service industries.
AL -1,224 Fewer layoffs in the textile industry.

STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 
State Change State Supplied Comment
CT +1,076 No comment.
KS +1,147 Layoffs in the finance, construction, and service industries.
WI +1,235 Layoffs in the construction, trade, service, transportation, warehousing, and manufacturing industries.
MO +1,538 Layoffs in the transportation, communications, public utilities, construction, trade, and service industries.
OH +1,577 No comment.
NY +1,585 No comment.
TX +1,945 Layoffs in the trade, finance, and manufacturing industries.
MA +2,033 No comment.
MI +2,170 Layoffs in the automobile industry.
NJ +4,341 Layoffs in the service and manufacturing industries.
CA +6,006 Layoffs in the service industry.


State Detail Prior Week
UI Claims Series 1967 to current

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