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Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims decrease 4,000 to 228,000
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In the week ending August 26, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 228,000, a decrease of 4,000
from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 2,000 from 230,000 to 232,000. The
4-week moving average was 237,500, an increase of 250 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's
average was revised up by 500 from 236,750 to 237,250.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.2 percent for the week ending August 19, 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 August 19 was 1,725,000, an increase of 28,000 from the previous
week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised down by 5,000 from 1,702,000 to 1,697,000. The 4-week
moving average was 1,704,250, an increase of 8,250 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's
average was revised down by 1,250 from 1,697,250 to 1,696,000.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 192,467 in the week ending
August 26, a decrease of 6,970 (or -3.5 percent) from the previous week. The seasonal factors had expected a decrease of
3,938 (or -2.0 percent) from the previous week. There were 173,867 initial claims in the comparable week in 2022.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.2 percent during the week ending August 19, unchanged from
the prior week. The advance unadjusted level of insured unemployment in state programs totaled 1,795,415, a decrease
of 6,578 (or -0.4 percent) from the preceding week. The seasonal factors had expected a decrease of 35,633 (or -2.0
percent) from the previous week. A year earlier the rate was 1.0 percent and the volume was 1,390,837.
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UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 192,467 in the week ending
August 26, a decrease of 6,970 (or -3.5 percent) from the previous week. The seasonal factors had expected a decrease of
3,938 (or -2.0 percent) from the previous week. There were 173,867 initial claims in the comparable week in 2022.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.2 percent during the week ending August 19, unchanged from
the prior week. The advance unadjusted level of insured unemployment in state programs totaled 1,795,415, a decrease
of 6,578 (or -0.4 percent) from the preceding week. The seasonal factors had expected a decrease of 35,633 (or -2.0
percent) from the previous week. A year earlier the rate was 1.0 percent and the volume was 1,390,837.
The total number of continued weeks claimed for benefits in all programs for the week ending August 12 was 1,827,732,
a decrease of 11,433 from the previous week. There were 1,438,098 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 August 12.
Initial claims for UI benefits filed by former Federal civilian employees totaled 343 in the week ending August 19, a
decrease of 5 from the prior week. There were 379 initial claims filed by newly discharged veterans, an increase of 23
from the preceding week.
There were 4,831 continued weeks claimed filed by former Federal civilian employees the week ending August 12, a
decrease of 81 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 4,154, an increase of 98
from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending August 12 were in New Jersey (2.5), California (2.2), Puerto
Rico (2.2), Massachusetts (2.0), Rhode Island (2.0), New York (1.9), Connecticut (1.8), Oregon (1.8), Pennsylvania
(1.8), and Minnesota (1.7).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending August 19 were in Hawaii (+3,553), South Carolina (+113),
Vermont (+105), New Mexico (+62), and Idaho (+51), while the largest decreases were in Ohio (-5,905), Illinois
(-1,266), New Jersey (-1,182), Virginia (-1,149), and California (-1,083).
Posted: August 31, 2023 Thursday 08:30 AM