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(202) 693-4676 June 17, 2004
 

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT

          SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA

In the week ending June 12, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 336,000, a decrease of 15,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 351,000. The 4-week moving average was 343,250, a decrease of 2,750 from the previous week's unrevised average of 346,000.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.3 percent for the week ending June 5, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised rate of 2.3 percent.

The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending June 5 was 2,895,000, an increase of 31,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,864,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,920,750, a decrease of 9,500 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,930,250.
 

UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 311,906 in the week ending June 12, an increase of 3,927 from the previous week. There were 383,371 initial claims in the comparable week in 2003.

The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.1 percent during the week ending June 5, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,677,997, an increase of 43,039 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.7 percent and the volume was 3,376,503.

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Extended benefits were available in Alaska during the week ending May 29.

10,895 individuals filed continued claims under the Federal Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation (TEUC) program during the week ending May 29.

Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 1,343 in the week ending June 5, a decrease of 70 from the prior week. There were 1,865 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of 15 from the preceding week.

There were 14,267 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending May 29, an increase of 1,033 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 24,916, a decrease of 77 from the prior week.

The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending May 29 were in Alaska (4.9 percent), Puerto Rico (3.8), Oregon (3.2), Pennsylvania (3.0), New Jersey (2.9), Michigan (2.7), Washington (2.7), Arkansas (2.6), California (2.6), and Massachusetts (2.6).

The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending June 5 were in California (+2,628), Tennessee (+1,613), Pennsylvania (+1,466), Michigan (+1,442), and Louisiana (+1,055), while the largest decreases were in Texas (-1,303), Florida (-1,154), New Jersey (-889), South Carolina (-821), and Arizona (-799).

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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING June 12  June 5 Change May 29  Year
Initial Claims (SA) 336,000 351,000 -15,000 341,000 421,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 311,906 307,979 +3,927 304,067 383,371
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 343,250 346,000 -2,750 341,500 425,000
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING June 5 May 29  Change May 22 Year
Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,895,000 2,864,000 +31,000 2,987,000 3,666,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,677,997 2,634,958 +43,039 2,702,892 3,376,503
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,920,750 2,930,250 -9,500 2,954,000 3,675,750
Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 2.3% 2.3% 0.0 2.4% 2.9%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 2.1% 2.1% 0.0 2.1% 2.7%
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
       
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
June 5
May 29
Change
Year
Federal Employees 1,343 1,413 -70 1,640
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,865 1,880 -15 1,248
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
May 29
May 22
Change
Year
Federal Employees 14,267 13,234 +1,033 13,850
Newly Discharged Veterans 24,916 24,993 -77 17,084
Railroad Retirement Board 2,000 2,000 0 3,000
Extended Benefits 1,122 2,104 -982 16,051
Federal (TEUC) 10,895 11,459 -564 848,207
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 126,084,041 as denominator.
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UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 06/05/2004 

STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 
State Change State Supplied Comment
TX -1,303 Fewer layoffs in the trade, service, and insurance industries.
FL -1,154 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries.

STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 
State Change State Supplied Comment
PR +1,040 No comment.
LA +1,055 No comment.
MI +1,442 Layoffs in the automobile industry.
PA +1,466 Layoffs in the transportation equipment, transportation, and service industries.
TN +1,613 Layoffs in the industrial machinery, transportation, trade, and service industries.
CA +2,628 Layoffs in the service industry, and agriculture.


State Detail Prior Week
UI Claims Series 1967 to current

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