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Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims Increase 1,000 to 208,000
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In the week ending April 27, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 208,000, unchanged from the
previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 207,000 to 208,000. The 4-week
moving average was 210,000, a decrease of 3,500 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's
average was revised up by 250 from 213,250 to 213,500.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.2 percent for the week ending April 20, unchanged
from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the
week ending April 20 was 1,774,000, unchanged from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was
revised down by 7,000 from 1,781,000 to 1,774,000. The 4-week moving average was 1,788,750, a decrease of 3,750
from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised down by 1,500 from 1,794,000 to
1,792,500.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 188,740 in the week ending April
27, a decrease of 13,884 (or -6.9 percent) from the previous week. The seasonal factors had expected a decrease of
13,133 (or -6.5 percent) from the previous week. There were 192,152 initial claims in the comparable week in 2023.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.2 percent during the week ending April 20, unchanged from
the prior week. The advance unadjusted level of insured unemployment in state programs totaled 1,760,279, a decrease
of 52,516 (or -2.9 percent) from the preceding week. The seasonal factors had expected a decrease of 53,213 (or -2.9
percent) from the previous week. A year earlier the rate was 1.1 percent and the volume was 1,687,739.
The total number of continued weeks claimed for benefits in all programs for the week ending April 13 was 1,837,505, a
decrease of 36,526 from the previous week. There were 1,779,256 weekly claims filed for benefits in all programs in the
comparable week in 2023.
No state was triggered "on" the Extended Benefits program during the week ending April 13.
Initial claims for UI benefits filed by former Federal civilian employees totaled 365 in the week ending April 20, an
increase of 4 from the prior week. There were 360 initial claims filed by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of 18
from the preceding week.
There were 5,091 continued weeks claimed filed by former Federal civilian employees the week ending April 13, a
decrease of 183 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 4,457, an increase of 110
from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending April 13 were in New Jersey (2.5), California (2.3), Illinois
(1.9), Rhode Island (1.9), Massachusetts (1.8), Minnesota (1.8), New York (1.7), Washington (1.7), Alaska (1.6), and
Nevada (1.6).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending April 20 were in Massachusetts (+3,575), Rhode Island
(+1,737), Texas (+450), Colorado (+443), and California (+216), while the largest decreases were in New York (-4,253),
Pennsylvania (-2,763), Oregon (-1,712), Georgia (-1,104), and Wisconsin (-994).
Posted: May 2, 2024 Thursday 08:30 AM