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Note: This week's release reflects the annual revision to the weekly unemployment claims seasonal adjustment factors. The historical factors from 1988 forward have been revised. See attachment for calendar year 2003 factors.
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATAIn the week ending April 5, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 405,000, a decrease of 38,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 443,000. The 4-week moving average was 419,500, a decrease of 3,750 from the previous week's revised average of 423,250.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.7 percent for the week ending March 29, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week's unrevised rate of 2.8 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending March 29 was 3,487,000, a decrease of 69,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 3,556,000. The 4-week moving average was 3,513,000,
an increase of 10,750 from the preceding week's revised average of 3,502,250.
UNADJUSTED DATAThe advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 387,317 in the week ending April 5, an increase of 16,185 from the previous week. There were 432,384 initial claims in the comparable week in 2002.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 3.1 percent during the week ending March 29, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 3,873,843, a decrease of 69,611 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 3.2 percent and the volume was 4,061,959.
Extended benefits were available in Alaska, Oregon, and Washington during the week ending March 22.
53 states reported that 802,004 individuals filed continued claims under the Federal Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation (TEUC) program during the week ending March 22.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 982 in the week ending March 29, an increase of 64 from the prior week. There were 1,167 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of 13 from the preceding week.
There were 17,311 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending March 22, an increase of 595 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 19,409, an increase of 273 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending March 22 were in Alaska (6.5 percent), Oregon (4.9), Idaho (4.7), Puerto Rico (4.7), Michigan (4.4), Washington (4.4), Wisconsin (4.4), Pennsylvania (4.3), Massachusetts (4.1), and California (4.0).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending March 29 were in North Carolina (+3,725), Michigan (+3,217), Kentucky (+2,957), Oregon (+2,268), and Colorado (+2,012), while the largest decreases were in Pennsylvania (-1,943), Illinois (-1,619), California (-1,510), Kansas (-1,230), and Massachusetts (-523).
| Advance | Prior1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEEK ENDING | April 5 | March 29 | Change | March 22 | Year |
| Initial Claims (SA) | 405,000 | 443,000 | -38,000 | 402,000 | 439,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Claims (NSA) | 387,317 | 371,132 | +16,185 | 361,011 | 432,384 |
| 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) | 419,500 | 423,250 | -3,750 | 421,500 | 431,250 |
| Advance | Prior1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEEK ENDING | March 29 | March 22 | Change | March 15 | Year |
| Ins. Unemployment (SA) | 3,487,000 | 3,556,000 | -69,000 | 3,474,000 | 3,673,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ins. Unemployment (NSA) | 3,873,843 | 3,943,454 | -69,611 | 4,067,954 | 4,061,959 |
| 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) | 3,513,000 | 3,502,250 | +10,750 | 3,481,000 | 3,586,500 |
| Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 | 2.7% | 2.8% | -0.1 | 2.7% | 2.9% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 | 3.1% | 3.1% | 0.0 | 3.2% | 3.2% |
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Prior1
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| WEEK ENDING |
March 29
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March 22
|
Change
|
Year
|
| Federal Employees | 982 | 918 | +64 | 1,144 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newly Discharged Veterans | 1,167 | 1,180 | -13 | 973 |
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| WEEK ENDING |
March 22
|
March 15
|
Change
|
Year
|
| Federal Employees | 17,311 | 16,716 | +595 | 15,501 |
| Newly Discharged Veterans | 19,409 | 19,136 | +273 | 15,011 |
| Railroad Retirement Board | 5,000 | 5,000 | 0 | 6,000 |
| Extended Benefits | 17,636 | 17,726 | -90 | 5,553 |
| Federal (TEUC) 3 | 802,004 | 760,977 | +41,027 | 727,655 |
UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 03/29/2003
| State | Change | State Supplied Comment | |
| PA | -1,943 | Fewer layoffs in the construction, lumber/wood, transportation equipment, trade, and service industries. | |
| IL | -1,619 | Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and manufacturing industries. | |
| CA | -1,510 | No comment. | |
| KS | -1,230 | Fewer layoffs in the manufacturing industry. |
| MO | +1,355 | Layoffs in the transportation, communications, and public utilities industries. | |
| CO | +2,012 | No comment. | |
| OR | +2,268 | No comment. | |
| KY | +2,957 | Layoffs in the manufacturing industry. | |
| MI | +3,217 | No comment. | |
| NC | +3,725 | Layoffs in the construction industry. |
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Attachment: - Calendar Year 2003 Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims
Week
Ending |
NSA
IC |
IC SF | SA IC | NSA CC | SF CC | SA CC | NSA
IUR |
SA IUR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/04/2003 | 620,004 |
156.5 |
396,000 |
4,486,870 |
132.9 |
3,376,000 |
3.5 |
2.7 |
| 01/11/2003 | 724,111 |
196.6 |
368,000 |
4,123,632 |
122.7 |
3,361,000 |
3.2 |
2.6 |
| 01/18/2003 | 542,563 |
139.7 |
388,000 |
4,068,516 |
122.2 |
3,329,000 |
3.2 |
2.6 |
| 01/25/2003 | 434,888 |
110.9 |
392,000 |
4,149,699 |
120.8 |
3,435,000 |
3.3 |
2.7 |
| 02/01/2003 | 449,286 |
112.9 |
398,000 |
4,148,823 |
125.3 |
3,311,000 |
3.3 |
2.6 |
| 02/08/2003 | 439,520 |
116.3 |
378,000 |
4,089,677 |
119.2 |
3,431,000 |
3.2 |
2.7 |
| 02/15/2003 | 397,703 |
97.4 |
408,000 |
4,089,902 |
121.4 |
3,369,000 |
3.2 |
2.7 |
| 02/22/2003 | 387,068 |
94.0 |
412,000 |
4,192,955 |
120.8 |
3,471,000 |
3.3 |
2.7 |
| 03/01/2003 | 429,003 |
98.3 |
436,000 |
4,191,412 |
121.7 |
3,444,000 |
3.3 |
2.7 |
| 03/08/2003 | 414,188 |
98.7 |
420,000 |
4,096,551 |
115.9 |
3,535,000 |
3.2 |
2.8 |
| 03/15/2003 | 389,421 |
91.0 |
428,000 |
4,067,954 |
117.1 |
3,474,000 |
3.2 |
2.7 |
| 03/22/2003 | 361,011 |
89.7 |
402,000 |
3,943,454 |
110.9 |
3,556,000 |
3.1 |
2.8 |
| 03/29/2003 | 371,132 |
83.8 |
443,000 |
3,873,843 |
111.1 |
3,487,000 |
3.1 |
2.7 |
| 04/05/2003 | 387,317 |
95.6 |
405,000 |
104.5 |
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| 04/12/2003 | 97.2 |
104.9 |
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| 04/19/2003 | 86.8 |
99.9 |
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| 04/26/2003 | 88.6 |
99.4 |
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| 05/03/2003 | 87.6 |
93.8 |
||||||
| 05/10/2003 | 86.4 |
93.8 |
||||||
| 05/17/2003 | 83.6 |
91.4 |
||||||
| 05/24/2003 | 84.5 |
89.6 |
||||||
| 05/31/2003 | 78.5 |
91.0 |
||||||
| 06/07/2003 | 96.8 |
91.3 |
||||||
| 06/14/2003 | 89.9 |
91.4 |
||||||
| 06/21/2003 | 92.2 |
91.0 |
||||||
| 06/28/2003 | 90.6 |
88.1 |
||||||
| 07/05/2003 | 109.4 |
99.6 |
||||||
| 07/12/2003 | 133.1 |
103.2 |
||||||
| 07/19/2003 | 109.8 |
97.9 |
||||||
| 07/26/2003 | 88.7 |
95.9 |
||||||
| 08/02/2003 | 84.2 |
94.2 |
||||||
| 08/09/2003 | 86.2 |
93.1 |
||||||
| 08/16/2003 | 79.7 |
92.0 |
||||||
| 08/23/2003 | 78.8 |
90.2 |
||||||
| 08/30/2003 | 76.1 |
85.5 |
||||||
| 09/06/2003 | 75.3 |
87.0 |
||||||
| 09/13/2003 | 81.8 |
84.3 |
||||||
| 09/20/2003 | 78.0 |
82.3 |
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| 09/27/2003 | 75.2 |
81.9 |
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| 10/04/2003 | 87.0 |
81.2 |
||||||
| 10/11/2003 | 94.5 |
82.5 |
||||||
| 10/18/2003 | 84.0 |
84.5 |
||||||
| 10/25/2003 | 90.1 |
84.8 |
||||||
| 11/01/2003 | 97.7 |
86.9 |
||||||
| 11/08/2003 | 107.4 |
86.1 |
||||||
| 11/15/2003 | 96.0 |
93.8 |
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| 11/22/2003 | 112.4 |
88.2 |
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| 11/29/2003 | 97.8 |
102.5 |
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| 12/06/2003 | 129.7 |
99.4 |
||||||
| 12/13/2003 | 116.4 |
104.7 |
||||||
| 12/20/2003 | 119.9 |
98.6 |
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| 12/27/2003 | 152.5 |
113.8 |