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Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims increase 3,000 to 220,000
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In the week ending September 9, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 220,000, an increase of
3,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 216,000 to
217,000. The 4-week moving average was 224,500, a decrease of 5,000 from the previous week's revised average. The
previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 229,250 to 229,500.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.1 percent for the week ending September 2,
unchanged from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured
unemployment during the week ending September 2 was 1,688,000, an increase of 4,000 from the previous week's
revised level. The previous week's level was revised up 5,000 from 1,679,000 to 1,684,000. The 4-week moving average
was 1,697,000, a decrease of 5,750 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised
up by 1,250 from 1,701,500 to 1,702,750.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 174,499 in the week ending
September 9, a decrease of 16,854 (or -8.8 percent) from the previous week. The seasonal factors had expected a
decrease of 19,114 (or -10.0 percent) from the previous week. There were 152,144 initial claims in the comparable week
in 2022.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.1 percent during the week ending September 2, a decrease of
0.1 percentage point from the prior week. The advance unadjusted level of insured unemployment in state programs
totaled 1,660,815, a decrease of 86,918 (or -5.0 percent) from the preceding week. The seasonal factors had expected a
decrease of 90,923 (or -5.2 percent) from the previous week. A year earlier the rate was 0.9 percent and the volume was
1,273,057.
The total number of continued weeks claimed for benefits in all programs for the week ending August 26 was 1,772,148,
a decrease of 42,569 from the previous week. There were 1,389,366 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 26.
Initial claims for UI benefits filed by former Federal civilian employees totaled 314 in the week ending September 2, a
decrease of 57 from the prior week. There were 354 initial claims filed by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of 20
from the preceding week.
There were 4,552 continued weeks claimed filed by former Federal civilian employees the week ending August 26, an
increase of 83 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 3,937, a decrease of 215
from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending August 26 were in New Jersey (2.6), Hawaii (2.3),
California (2.2), Rhode Island (2.1), Connecticut (1.9), Massachusetts (1.9), New York (1.9), Puerto Rico (1.9), Oregon
(1.7), Minnesota (1.6), and Pennsylvania (1.6).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending September 2 were in Missouri (+3,215), Indiana (+693),
California (+556), Connecticut (+465), and Washington (+446), while the largest decreases were in Ohio (-2,759), New
York (-2,228), Oregon (-804), Florida (-581), and Michigan (-532).
Posted: September 14, 2023 Thursday 09:00 AM