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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending May 10, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial
claims was 371,000, an increase of 6,000 from the previous week's unrevised
figure of 365,000. The 4-week moving average was 365,750, a decrease of 1,000
from the previous week's revised average of 366,750.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.3 percent for the week ending May 3, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised rate of 2.3 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending May 3 was 3,060,000, an increase of 28,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 3,032,000. The 4-week moving average was 3,017,000, an increase of 15,250 from the preceding week's revised average of 3,001,750.
The fiscal year-to-date average for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment for all programs is 2,838,249.
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 322,942 in the week ending May 10, a decrease of 10,087 from the previous week. There were 258,516 initial claims in the comparable week in 2007.UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.1 percent during the
week ending May 3, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number
for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,833,473, a decrease
of 123,173 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 1.7 percent
and the volume was 2,290,364.
Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending April 26.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 911 in the week ending May 3, an increase of 47 from the prior week. There were 1,370 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of 26 from the preceding week.
There were 12,271 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending April 26, an increase of 485 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 20,947, a decrease of 338 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending April 26 were in Puerto Rico (4.3 percent), Alaska (4.2), Michigan (3.9), Oregon (3.3), California (3.1), Rhode Island (3.1), New Jersey (3.0), Pennsylvania (3.0), Vermont (3.0), and Wisconsin (2.9).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending May 3 were in New York (+11,414), Pennsylvania (+2,716), Wisconsin (+1,023), Virginia (+784), and Illinois (+781), while the largest decreases were in Massachusetts (-5,027), New Jersey (-3,259), Georgia (-2,935), Oregon (-2,011), and Michigan (-1,939).
| Advance | Prior1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEEK ENDING | May 10 | May 3 | Change | April 26 | Year |
| Initial Claims (SA) | 371,000 | 365,000 | +6,000 | 382,000 | 302,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Claims (NSA) | 322,942 | 333,029 | -10,087 | 337,858 | 258,516 |
| 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) | 365,750 | 366,750 | -1,000 | 364,250 | 306,000 |
| Advance | Prior1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEEK ENDING | May 3 | April 26 | Change | April 19 | Year |
| Ins. Unemployment (SA) | 3,060,000 | 3,032,000 | +28,000 | 3,030,000 | 2,490,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ins. Unemployment (NSA) | 2,833,473 | 2,956,646 | -123,173 | 2,987,428 | 2,290,364 |
| 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) | 3,017,000 | 3,001,750 | +15,250 | 2,982,000 | 2,518,250 |
| Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 | 2.3% | 2.3% | 0.0 | 2.3% | 1.9% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ins. Unemployment Rate
(NSA)2 |
2.1% | 2.2% | -0.1 | 2.2% | 1.7% |
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Prior1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEEK ENDING |
May 3 |
April 26 |
Change |
Year |
| Federal Employees | 911 | 864 | +47 | 847 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newly Discharged Veterans | 1,370 | 1,396 | -26 | 1,584 |
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Prior1 | ||||
| WEEK ENDING |
April 26 |
April 19 |
Change |
Year |
| Federal Employees | 12,271 | 11,786 | 485 | 13,036 |
| Newly Discharged Veterans | 20,947 | 21,285 | -338 | 21,849 |
| Railroad Retirement Board | 2,000 | 2,000 | 0 | 2,000 |
| Extended Benefits | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 05/03/2008
| State | Change | State Supplied Comment | |
| MA | -5,027 | Fewer layoffs in the transportation and service industries. | |
| NJ | -3,259 | Fewer layoffs in the transportation, warehousing, service, and manufacturing industries. | |
| GA | -2,935 | Fewer layoffs in the transportation equipment and service industries. | |
| OR | -2,011 | No comment. | |
| MI | -1,939 | Fewer layoffs in the automobile industry. | |
| CA | -1,767 | No comment. | |
| MO | -1,561 | Fewer layoffs in the manufacturing industry. | |
| CT | -1,383 | Fewer layoffs in the transportation and service industries. |
| State | Change | State Supplied Comment | |
| WI | +1,023 | Layoffs in the construction, trade, transportation, warehousing, and manufacturing industries. | |
| PA | +2,716 | Layoffs in the utilities, mining, leather goods, and furniture industries. | |
| NY | +11,414 | Layoffs in the transportation and service industries. |
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