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News Release
  
U.S. Department of Labor
Office of Public Affairs
Washington, D.C.
EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION USDL13-2152-NAT
   
   
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Media Contact: (202) 693-4676 November 14, 2013
   

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT

          SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA

In the week ending November 9, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 339,000, a decrease of 2,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 341,000. The 4-week moving average was 344,000, a decrease of 5,750 from the previous week's revised average of 349,750.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.2 percent for the week ending November 2, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending November 2 was 2,874,000, unchanged from the preceding week's revised level of 2,874,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,866,250, a decrease of 2,000 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,868,250.

UNADJUSTED DATA

The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 357,836 in the week ending November 9, an increase of 26,485 from the previous week. There were 478,543 initial claims in the comparable week in 2012.

The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.0 percent during the week ending November 2, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,560,359, an increase of 59,748 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.3 percent and the volume was 2,963,198.

The total number of people claiming benefits in all programs for the week ending October 26 was 3,907,671, a decrease of 53,536 from the previous week. There were 4,997,171 persons claiming benefits in all programs in the comparable week in 2012.

 

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No state was triggered "on" the Extended Benefits program during the week ending October 26.

Initial claims for UI benefits filed by former Federal civilian employees totaled 1,893 in the week ending November 2, a decrease of 2,122 from the prior week. There were 2,287 initial claims filed by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of 146 from the preceding week.

There were 21,843 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending October 26, a decrease of 6,031 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 32,243, an increase of 346 from the prior week.

States reported 1,333,709 persons claiming Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) benefits for the week ending October 26, a decrease of 37,065 from the prior week. There were 2,095,605 persons claiming EUC in the comparable week in 2012. EUC weekly claims include first, second, third, and fourth tier activity.

The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending November 2 were in Alaska (4.3), Puerto Rico (4.0), Virgin Islands (3.5), New Jersey (3.0), California (2.9), Connecticut (2.7), Pennsylvania (2.6), District of Columbia (2.4), Illinois (2.4), and Oregon (2.4).

The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending November 2 were in Michigan (+2,720), Ohio (+2,289), New Jersey (+1,371), Massachusetts (+1,051), and Kansas (+919), while the largest decreases were in Oregon (-3,011), California (-2,468), Tennessee (-989), Puerto Rico (-859), and South Carolina (-718).

 

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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
WEEK ENDING Advance Nov. 9 Nov. 2 Change Oct. 26 Prior Year1
Initial Claims (SA) 339,000 341,000 -2,000 346,000 451,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 357,836 331,351 +26,485 323,130 478,543
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 344,000 349,750 -5,750 357,750 388,250
WEEK ENDING Advance Nov. 2 Oct. 26 Change Oct. 19 Prior Year1
Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,874,000 2,874,000 0 2,867,000 3,322,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,560,359 2,500,611 +59,748 2,511,454 2,963,198
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,866,250 2,868,250 -2,000 2,875,250 3,253,250
Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 2.2% 2.2% 0.0 2.2% 2.6%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2
 2.0% 1.9% +0.1 1.9% 2.3%
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
WEEK ENDING
Nov. 2
Oct. 26
Change
Prior Year1
Federal Employees 1,893 4,015 -2,122 1,544
Newly Discharged Veterans 2,287 2,433 -146 2,649
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN ALL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
WEEK ENDING
Oct. 26
Oct. 19
Change
Prior Year1
Regular State 2,495,209 2,505,935 -10,726 2,776,844
Federal Employees (UCFE) 21,843 27,874 -6,031 18,400
Newly Discharged Veterans (UCX) 32,243 31,897 +346 38,932
EUC 20083 1,333,709 1,370,774 -37,065 2,095,605
Extended Benefits4 210 388 -178 36,584
State Additional Benefits 5 5,080 4,720 +360 5,627
STC / Workshare 6 19,377 19,619 -242 25,179
TOTAL 3,907,671 3,961,207 -53,536 4,997,171
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 130,396,096 as denominator.
3 - EUC weekly claims include first, second, third, and fourth tier activity. Tier-specific EUC data can be found here: https://oui.doleta.gov/unemploy/docs/persons.xls
4 - Information on the EB program can be found here: https://oui.doleta.gov/unemploy/extenben.asp
5 - Some states maintain additional benefit programs for those claimants who exhaust regular, extended and emergency benefits. Information on states that participate,
        and the extent of benefits paid, can be found starting on page 4-5 of this link: https://oui.doleta.gov/unemploy/pdf/uilawcompar/2010/special.pdf
6 - Information on STC/Worksharing can be found starting on page 4-9 of the following link: https://oui.doleta.gov/unemploy/pdf/uilawcompar/2010/special.pdf

 

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UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED NOVEMBER 2, 2013

STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 
State Change State Supplied Comment
OR -3,011 No comment.
CA -2,468 No comment.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 
State Change State Supplied Comment
MI +2,720 No comment.
OH +2,289 Layoffs in the transportation and manufacturing industries.
NJ +1,371 Layoffs in the wholesale trade, construction, accommodation and food service, and administrative, support, waste management and remediation service industries.
MA +1,051 Layoffs in the construction, accommodation and food service, and arts, entertainment, and recreation industries.

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