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Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims decrease 19,000 to 202,000
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n the week ending December 9, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 202,000, a decrease of
19,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 220,000 to
221,000. The 4-week moving average was 213,250, a decrease of 7,750 from the previous week's revised average. The
previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 220,750 to 221,000.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.3 percent for the week ending December 2, an
increase of 0.1 percentage point from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted
insured unemployment during the week ending December 2 was 1,876,000, an increase of 20,000 from the previous
week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised down by 5,000 from 1,861,000 to 1,856,000. The 4-week
moving average was 1,874,500, an increase of 3,500 from the previous week's revised average. This is the highest level
for this average since December 11, 2021 when it was 1,888,250. The previous week's average was revised down by
1,250 from 1,872,250 to 1,871,000.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 248,299 in the week ending
December 9, a decrease of 46,316 (or -15.7 percent) from the previous week. The seasonal factors had expected a
decrease of 23,834 (or -8.1 percent) from the previous week. There were 250,038 initial claims in the comparable week
in 2022.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.2 percent during the week ending December 2, unchanged)
from the prior week. The advance unadjusted level of insured unemployment in state programs totaled 1,776,875, a
decrease of 68,189 (or -3.7 percent) from the preceding week. The seasonal factors had expected a decrease of 87,241 (or
-4.7 percent) from the previous week. A year earlier the rate was 1.0 percent and the volume was 1,503,416.
The total number of continued weeks claimed for benefits in all programs for the week ending November 25 was
1,870,946, an increase of 291,769 from the previous week. There were 1,586,159 weekly claims filed for benefits in all
programs in the comparable week in 2022.
No state was triggered "on" the Extended Benefits program during the week ending November 25.
Initial claims for UI benefits filed by former Federal civilian employees totaled 729 in the week ending December 2, an
increase of 218 from the prior week. There were 420 initial claims filed by newly discharged veterans, an increase of 191
from the preceding week.
There were 5,791 continued weeks claimed filed by former Federal civilian employees the week ending November 25, an
increase of 746 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 4,469, an increase of 705
from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending November 25 were in New Jersey (2.4), California (2.3),
Alaska (2.2), Puerto Rico (1.9), Washington (1.9), Hawaii (1.8), Massachusetts (1.8), Minnesota (1.8), New York (1.8),
and Oregon (1.8).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending December 2 were in California (+13,478), New York (+9,073),
Texas (+8,321), Georgia (+6,728), and Oregon (+5,406), while the largest decreases were in Kansas (-893), Vermont
(-14), and Delaware (-14)/
Posted: December 14, 2023 Thursday 08:30 AM