Jobless Claims At a Glance
- Initial Claims: 384,000
- Change from Last Week: Up 25,000
- 4-Week Moving Average: 371,500
- Insured Unemployment Rate: 2.4%
- Insured Unemployment: 3,139,000
All numbers seasonally adjusted.
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
June 7
May 31
Change
May 24
Year
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Initial Claims (SA) |
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Initial Claims |
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4-Wk Moving Average |
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Advance |
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WEEK ENDING |
May 31 |
May 24 |
Change |
May 17 |
Year |
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Ins. Unemployment |
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Ins. Unemployment |
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4-Wk Moving Average |
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Ins. Unemployment |
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Ins. Unemployment Rate
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1 |
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WEEK ENDING |
May 31 |
May 24 |
Change |
Year |
|
Federal Employees |
1,145 |
937 |
+208 |
1,304 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Newly Discharged Veterans |
1,107 |
1,348 |
-241 |
1,404 |
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS
(UNADJUSTED)
|
|
|
|
|
Prior1 |
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WEEK ENDING |
May 24 |
May 17 |
Change |
Year |
|
Federal Employees |
10,653 |
10,583 |
+70 |
11,209 |
|
Newly Discharged Veterans |
19,348 |
19,915 |
-567 |
21,072 |
|
Railroad Retirement Board |
2,000 |
2,000 |
0 |
2,000 |
|
Extended Benefits |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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 133,382,559 as denominator.
UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 05/31/2008
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
|
State |
Change |
|
State Supplied Comment |
|
CA |
-4,751 |
|
Fewer layoffs in the service industry. |
|
MI |
-4,129 |
|
Fewer layoffs in the automobile industry. |
|
FL |
-2,657 |
|
Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and manufacturing |
|
OH |
-2,272 |
|
No comment. |
|
PA |
-2,100 |
|
Fewer layoffs in the leather goods, textile, and manufacturing |
|
NJ |
-1,993 |
|
Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and manufacturing |
|
MS |
-1,778 |
|
Fewer layoffs in the manufacturing industry. |
|
KY |
-1,506 |
|
Fewer layoffs in the automobile and manufacturing industries. |
|
GA |
-1,237 |
|
Fewer layoffs in the textile and public administration industries. |
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
|
State |
Change |
|
State Supplied Comment |
|
TX |
+1,010 |
|
Layoffs in the transportation, service, and manufacturing |
State Unemployment Claims - 053108
Source: Employment and Training Administration
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