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| Media Contact : | June 9, 2005 |
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending June 4, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial
claims was 330,000, a decrease of 21,000 from the previous week's revised
figure of 351,000. The 4-week moving average was 331,750, a decrease of 2,750
from the previous week's unrevised average of 334,500.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.0 percent for the week ending May 28, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised rate of 2.0 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending May 28 was 2,588,000, a decrease of 4,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,592,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,586,500,
a decrease of 2,000 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,588,500.
UNADJUSTED DATAThe advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 287,305 in the week ending June 4, a decrease of 16,741 from the previous week. There were 308,229 initial claims in the comparable week in 2004.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.8 percent during the
week ending May 28, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number
for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,347,555, a decrease
of 13,593 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.1 percent
and the volume was 2,633,372.
Extended benefits were available in Alaska during the week ending May 21.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 1,368 in the week ending May 28, an increase of 330 from the prior week. There were 1,799 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of 105 from the preceding week.
There were 11,976 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending May 21, a decrease of 705 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 26,701, a decrease of 548 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending May 21 were in Alaska (4.1 percent), Puerto Rico (3.9), Oregon (2.9), Michigan (2.8), Pennsylvania (2.7), New Jersey (2.6), Arkansas (2.5), Massachusetts (2.4), California (2.3), and Rhode Island (2.3).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending May 28 were in Michigan (+10,419), Kentucky (+3,732), Florida (+2,628), Missouri (+2,136), and Tennessee (+1,972), while the largest decreases were in California (-927), Idaho (-577), Wisconsin (-550), Minnesota (-353), and Washington (-338).
| Advance | Prior1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEEK ENDING | June 4 | May 28 | Change | May 21 | Year |
| Initial Claims (SA) | 330,000 | 351,000 | -21,000 | 324,000 | 347,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Claims (NSA) | 287,305 | 304,046 | -16,741 | 276,761 | 308,229 |
| 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) | 331,750 | 334,500 | -2,750 | 330,750 | 346,250 |
| Advance | Prior1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEEK ENDING | May 28 | May 21 | Change | May 14 | Year |
| Ins. Unemployment (SA) | 2,588,000 | 2,592,000 | -4,000 | 2,570,000 | 2,884,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ins. Unemployment (NSA) | 2,347,555 | 2,361,148 | -13,593 | 2,398,134 | 2,633,372 |
| 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) | 2,586,500 | 2,588,500 | -2,000 | 2,586,250 | 2,940,000 |
| Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 | 2.0% | 2.0% | 0.0 | 2.0% | 2.3% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 | 1.8% | 1.9% | -0.1 | 1.9% | 2.1% |
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Prior1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEEK ENDING |
May 28 |
May 21 |
Change |
Year |
| Federal Employees | 1,368 | 1,038 | +330 | 1,413 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newly Discharged Veterans | 1,799 | 1,904 | -105 | 1,880 |
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Prior1 | ||||
| WEEK ENDING |
May 21 |
May 14 |
Change |
Year |
| Federal Employees | 11,976 | 12,681 | -705 | 13,234 |
| Newly Discharged Veterans | 26,701 | 27,249 | -548 | 24,993 |
| Railroad Retirement Board | 2,000 | 2,000 | 0 | 2,000 |
| Extended Benefits | 2,013 | 2,997 | -984 | 2,104 |
UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 05/28/2005
| State | Change | State Supplied Comment | |
| None |
| State | Change | State Supplied Comment | |
| PA | +1,015 | Layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries. | |
| TX | +1,315 | Layoffs in the trade,service, and manufacturing industries. | |
| TN | +1,972 | Layoffs in the transportation, industrial machinery, service, and public administration industries. | |
| MO | +2,136 | Layoffs in the transportation industry. | |
| FL | +2,628 | Layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and manufacturing industries, and agriculture. | |
| KY | +3,732 | Layoffs in the automobile and manufacturing industries. | |
| MI | +10,419 | Layoffs in the automobile industry. |
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