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EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION USDL 12-227-NAT
   
   
Program Contacts: TRANSMISSION OF MATERIAL IN THIS
Scott Gibbons (202) 693-3008 RELEASE IS EMBARGOED UNTIL
Tony Sznoluch (202) 693-3176 8:30 A.M. (EDT), THURSDAY
Media Contact: (202) 693-4676 February 9, 2012
   

 

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT

          SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA

In the week ending February 4, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 358,000, a decrease of 15,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 373,000. The 4-week moving average was 366,250, a decrease of 11,000 from the previous week's revised average of 377,250.

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Please note that the EB trigger notice has been modified to reflect recent Federal law changes allowing states to adopt a three year look-back for their EB triggers. There are new columns to the left of the IUR column showing the number of years each state uses in its look-back. There is also a new column showing a third year of look-back percentages for the TURs just to the left of the available weeks.

If you have questions or comments about the trigger notices or description of state eligibility, please feel free to email us directly at UI-Reports@uis.doleta.gov.

Historical EB and EUC Triggers can also be viewed at our Web site:

http://www.workforcesecurity.doleta.gov/unemploy/claims_arch.asp

Recent and Prospective Changes to State EB and EUC Trigger Status as of January 29, 2012:

Extended Benefits:

  • With the expiration of the three year look-back, New Mexico failed to meet the criteria to remain triggered "on" to EB with the week ending January 7, 2012, as the state had a hard end date in the law for the three year look-back provision and has not acted to change it. The EB period in New Mexico concluded January 28, 2012.
  • Pennsylvania also used a hard end date in state law for the three year look-back provision. However, Pennsylvania is currently in a 13 week mandatory "on" period in the EB program that runs through February 4, 2012. Although Pennsylvania has ceased to meet the criteria to be "on", they must remain in a payable period through February 4, 2012. Absent additional state enactments by Pennsylvania, their EB period will conclude February 4, 2012. Should Pennsylvania extend their three year look-back provision, please note that their three month average, seasonally adjusted total unemployment rate (TUR) of 7.9% has fallen below the level necessary to remain "on" in a high unemployment period (HUP) in the EB program and assuming Pennsylvania remains in an EB period, starting February 19, 2012, the maximum potential entitlement for claimants in Pennsylvania in the EB program will decrease from 20 weeks to 13 weeks.
  • Ohio has enacted legislation to extend the use of the three year look back and will remain in an EB period.
  • Based on data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on January 24, 2012, Maine and Michigan do not meet one of the necessary criteria to remain on in the EB program: having a TUR at least ten percent greater than the comparable rate in any of the three prior years. This triggers Maine and Michigan "off" the EB program with the week ending January 28, 2012. The end of the payable period in both states in the EB program will be February 18, 2012.

Emergency Unemployment Compensation:

  • Based on data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on January 24, 2012, the three month average, seasonally adjusted total unemployment rate for Connecticut fell to 8.4%, below the threshold to remain "on" in Tier 4 of the EUC 2008 program. As a result, the current maximum potential entitlement for Connecticut in the EUC program will decrease from 53 weeks to 47 weeks. The week ending February 18, 2012 will be the last week in which EUC claimants in Connecticut can exhaust Tier 3, and establish Tier 4 eligibility. Under the phase-out provisions, claimants can receive any remaining entitlement they have in Tier 4 after February 18, 2012.
  • Based on data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on January 24, 2012, the three month average, seasonally adjusted total unemployment rate for Missouri fell to 8.2%, below the threshold to remain "on" in Tier 4 of the EUC 2008 program. As a result, the current maximum potential entitlement for Missouri in the EUC program will decrease from 53 weeks to 47 weeks. The week ending February 18, 2012 will be the last week in which EUC claimants in Missouri can exhaust Tier 3, and establish Tier 4 eligibility. Under the phase-out provisions, claimants can receive any remaining entitlement they have in Tier 4 after February 18, 2012.