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U.S. Department of Labor
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EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION USDL 04-1128-NAT
   
   
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(202) 693-4676 June 24, 2004
 

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT

          SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA

In the week ending June 19, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 349,000, an increase of 13,000 from the previous week's unrevised figure of 336,000. The 4-week moving average was 344,250, an increase of 1,000 from the previous week's unrevised average of 343,250.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.4 percent for the week ending June 12, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week's unrevised rate of 2.3 percent.

The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending June 12 was 2,967,000, an increase of 75,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,892,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,927,500, an increase of 7,500 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,920,000.
 

UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 321,805 in the week ending June 19, an increase of 9,645 from the previous week. There were 376,560 initial claims in the comparable week in 2003.

The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.2 percent during the week ending June 12, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,747,232, an increase of 72,530 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.7 percent and the volume was 3,396,155.

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Extended benefits were available in Alaska during the week ending June 5.

9,448 individuals filed continued claims under the Federal Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation (TEUC) program during the week ending June 5.

Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 1,395 in the week ending June 12, an increase of 44 from the prior week. There were 1,898 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase of 27 from the preceding week.

There were 13,289 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending June 5, a decrease of 981 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 25,128, an increase of 208 from the prior week.

The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending June 5 were in Puerto Rico (4.6 percent), Alaska (4.1), Oregon (3.2), Pennsylvania (3.0), New Jersey (2.9), Michigan (2.8), Arkansas (2.7), Washington (2.7), Massachusetts (2.6), California (2.5), Illinois (2.5), South Carolina (2.5), and Wisconsin (2.5).

The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending June 12 were in South Carolina (+4,231), Pennsylvania (+4,230), Oklahoma (+2,695), Michigan (+2,134), and Illinois (+1,425), while the largest decreases were in Texas (-3,404), Missouri (-1,876), New York (-1,686), Tennessee (-1,668), and Puerto Rico (-1,557).

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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING June 19  June 12 Change June 5  Year
Initial Claims (SA) 349,000 336,000 +13,000 351,000 405,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 321,805 312,160 +9,645 308,229 376,560
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 344,250 343,250 +1,000 346,000 421,500
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING June 12 June 5  Change May 29 Year
Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,967,000 2,892,000 +75,000 2,864,000 3,656,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,747,232 2,674,702 +72,530 2,634,864 3,396,155
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,927,500 2,920,000 +7,500 2,930,250 3,670,750
Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 2.4% 2.3% +0.1 2.3% 2.9%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 2.2% 2.1% +0.1 2.1% 2.7%
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
       
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
June 12
June 5
Change
Year
Federal Employees 1,395 1,351 +44 1,519
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,898 1,871 +27 1,127
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
June 5
May 29
Change
Year
Federal Employees 13,289 14,270 -981 13,247
Newly Discharged Veterans 25,128 24,920 +208 16,052
Railroad Retirement Board 2,000 2,000 0 2,000
Extended Benefits 2,345 1,122 +1,223 15,580
Federal (TEUC) 9,448 10,895 -1,447 852,865
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 06/12/2004 

STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 
State Change State Supplied Comment
TX -3,404 Fewer layoffs in the transportation, finance, and trade industries.
MO -1,876 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, service, communications, and public utilities industries.
NY -1,686 Decrease due to a shorter workweek.
TN -1,668 Fewer layoffs in the furniture, fabricated metals, electronic equipment, industrial machinery, and trade industries.
PR -1,557 No comment.
MA -1,264 Decrease due to a shorter workweek.
LA -1,187 No comment.

STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 
State Change State Supplied Comment
NJ +1,016 Layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and manufacturing industries.
OR +1,241 No comment.
FL +1,353 Layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and manufacturing industries, and agriculture.
IL +1,425 Layoffs in the transportation, service, and manufacturing industries.
MI +2,134 Layoffs in the automobile industry.
OK +2,695 Layoffs in the automobile industry.
PA +4,230 Layoffs in the transportation and service industries.
SC +4,231 Layoffs in the manufacturing industry.


State Detail Prior Week
UI Claims Series 1967 to current

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