Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report June 2009 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending June 20, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 627,000, an increase of 15,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 612,000. The 4-week moving average was 617,250, an increase of 500 from the previous week's revised average of 616,750. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 5.0 percent for the week ending June 13, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised rate of 5.0 percent. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending June 13 was 6,738,000, an increase of 29,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 6,709,000. The 4-week moving average was 6,759,750, a decrease of 3,250 from the preceding week's revised average of 6,763,000. The fiscal year-to-date average for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment for all programs is 5.333 million. UNADJUSTED DATA The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 566,586 in the week ending June 20, an increase of 8,548 from the previous week. There were 358,159 initial claims in the comparable week in 2008. The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 4.6 percent during the week ending June 13, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 6,098,083, an increase of 19,737 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.1 percent and the volume was 2,852,599. Extended benefits were available in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin during the week ending June 6. Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 1,832 in the week ending June 13, a decrease of 149 from the prior week. There were 1,914 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase of 38 from the preceding week. There were 16,744 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending June 6, an increase of 829 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 27,850, a decrease of 697 from the prior week.
States reported 2,429,772 persons claiming EUC (Emergency Unemployment Compensation) benefits for the week ending June 6, an increase of 70,235 from the prior week. EUC weekly claims include both first and second tier activity. The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending June 6 were in Michigan (7.0 percent), Oregon (6.8), Puerto Rico (6.7), Nevada (6.3), Pennsylvania (6.2), Wisconsin (5.7), California (5.4), Arkansas (5.3), Illinois (5.3), and North Carolina (5.3). The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending June 13 were in Florida (+8,383), Pennsylvania (+3,191), Missouri (+2,874), Puerto Rico (+2,561), and California (+2,540), while the largest decreases were in Michigan (-5,414), New York (-5,299), North Carolina (-4,714), Tennessee (-4,414), and Ohio (-3,802).
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
WEEK ENDING Initial Claims (SA) Initial Claims (NSA) 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) WEEK ENDING Ins. Unemployment (SA) Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2
Advance June 20 627,000 566,586 617,250 Advance June 13
June 13 612,000 558,038 616,750 June 6
Change +15,000 +8,548 +500 Change
June 6 605,000 581,080 622,750 May 30
Prior1 Year 392,000 358,159 385,000 Prior1 Year
6,738,000 6,709,000 6,098,083 6,078,346 6,759,750 6,763,000 5.0% 4.6% 5.0% 4.5%
+29,000 6,835,000 3,149,000 +19,737 6,144,327 2,852,599 -3,250 6,755,250 3,118,500 0.0 +0.1 5.1% 4.6% 2.4% 2.1%
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
WEEK ENDING Federal Employees Newly Discharged
June 13 1,832 1,914
June 6 1,981 1,876
Change -149 +38
Prior1 Year 1,228 1,491
Veterans
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
WEEK ENDING Federal Employees Newly Discharged Veterans Railroad Retirement Board Extended Benefits EUC 20083
June 6 16,744 27,850 12,000 287,779 2,429,772
May 30 15,915 28,547 12,000 258,629 2,359,537
Change +829 -697 0 +29,150 +70,235
Prior1 Year 11,229 19,179 2,000 191 0
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 133,683,433 as denominator. 3 - EUC weekly claims include both first and second tier activity. UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 06/13/2009
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
State MI NY NC TN OH SC KY IN OR WA
Change -5,414 -5,299 -4,714 -4,414 -3,802 -3,492 -2,316 -1,987 -1,598 -1,577
State Supplied Comment Fewer layoffs in the automobile industry. Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries. Fewer layoffs in the transportation, textile, furniture, and construction industries. Fewer layoffs in the transportation equipment, rubber/plastics, fabricated metals, industrial machinery, and trade industries. Fewer layoffs in the manufacturing industry. Fewer layoffs in the textile and fabricated metals industries. Fewer layoffs in the manufacturing industry. Fewer layoffs in the automobile and manufacturing industries. No comment. No comment.
MS TX AR MN
-1,356 -1,351 -1,255 -1,211
Fewer layoffs in the manufacturing industry. Fewer layoffs in the trade, service, mining, and manufacturing industries. No comment. No comment.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
State AZ CA PR MO PA FL
Change +1,604 +2,540 +2,561 +2,874 +3,191 +8,383
State Supplied Comment No comment. No comment. No comment. Layoffs in the construction, transportation, warehousing, and manufacturing industries. Layoffs in the transportation equipment, transportation, and service industries. Layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and manufacturing industries, and agriculture.
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