Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report
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Connect with DOL at News Release https://blog.dol.gov TRANSMISSION OF MATERIALS IN THIS RELEASE IS EMBARGOED UNTIL 8:30 A.M. (Eastern) Thursday, November 12, 2020 UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending November 7, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 709,000, a decrease of 48,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 6,000 from 751,000 to 757,000. The 4-week moving average was 755,250, a decrease of 33,250 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 1,500 from 787,000 to 788,500. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 4.6 percent for the week ending October 31, a decrease of 0.3 percentage point from the previous week's revised rate. The previous week's rate was revised down by 0.1 from 5.0 to 4.9 percent. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending October 31 was 6,786,000, a decrease of 436,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised down by 63,000 from 7,285,000 to 7,222,000. The 4-week moving average was 7,575,750, a decrease of 653,000 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised down by 15,750 from 8,244,500 to 8,228,750. 1 UNADJUSTED DATA The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 723,105 in the week ending November 7, a decrease of 20,799 (or -2.8 percent) from the previous week. The seasonal factors had expected an increase of 27,098 (or 3.6 percent) from the previous week. There were 238,996 initial claims in the comparable week in 2019. In addition, for the week ending November 7, 53 states reported 298,154 initial claims for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance. The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 4.4 percent during the week ending October 31, a decrease of 0.3 percentage point from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 6,486,000, a decrease of 402,298 (or -5.8 percent) from the preceding week. The seasonal factors had expected an increase of 33,835 (or 0.5 percent) from the previous week. A year earlier the rate was 1.0 percent and the volume was 1,450,304. The total number of people claiming benefits in all programs for the week ending October 24 was 21,157,111, a decrease of 374,179 from the previous week. There were 1,449,519 persons claiming benefits in all programs in the comparable week in 2019. During the week ending October 24, Extended Benefits were available in the following 40 states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, the Virgin Islands, Virginia, Washington, and West Virginia. Initial claims for UI benefits filed by former Federal civilian employees totaled 2,850 in the week ending October 31, an increase of 679 2 from the prior week. There were 829 initial claims filed by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of 78 from the preceding week. There were 12,357 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending October 24, an increase of 220 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 12,176, a decrease of 241 from the prior week. During the week ending Oct 24, 51 states reported 9,433,127 individuals claiming Pandemic Unemployment Assistance benefits and 51 states reported 4,143,389 individuals claiming Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation benefits. The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending October 24 were in Hawaii (9.9), California (8.9), New Mexico (8.5), Nevada (8.2), the Virgin Islands (7.1), Massachusetts (7.0), Puerto Rico (6.9), Georgia (6.8), District of Columbia (6.5), and Alaska (6.1). The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending October 31 were in Illinois (+20,377), Kentucky (+3,868), Pennsylvania (+3,768), Ohio (+3,766), and Kansas (+2,711), while the largest decreases were in Massachusetts (-8,470), Georgia (-6,442), New York (-5,883), Michigan (-3,067), and New Jersey (-2,500). 3 UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS WEEK ENDING November 7 October 31 Change October 24 Prior Year1 Initial Claims (SA) 709,000 757,000 -48,000 758,000 222,000 Initial Claims (NSA) 723,105 743,904 -20,799 738,709 238,996 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 755,250 788,500 -33,250 791,000 216,000 WEEK ENDING October 31 October 24 Change October 17 Prior Year1 Insured Unemployment (SA) 6,786,000 7,222,000 -436,000 7,823,000 1,702,000 Insured Unemployment (NSA) 6,486,000 6,888,298 -402,298 7,489,704 1,450,304 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 7,575,750 8,228,750 -653,000 9,071,750 1,697,000 Insured Unemployment Rate (SA)2 4.6% 4.9% -0.3 5.3% 1.2% Insured Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 4.4% 4.7% -0.3 5.1% 1.0% INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED) WEEK ENDING November 7 October 31 Change October 24 Pandemic Unemployment 298,154 361,959 -63,805 359,044 Assistance WEEK ENDING October 31 October 24 Change Prior Year1 Federal Employees (UCFE) 2,850 2,171 +679 1,237 Newly Discharged Veterans (UCX) 829 907 -78 520 PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN ALL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED) WEEK ENDING October 24 October 17 Change Prior Year1 Regular State 6,837,876 7,436,321 -598,445 1,420,943 Federal Employees 12,357 12,137 +220 7,425 Newly Discharged Veterans 12,176 12,417 -241 5,838 Pandemic Unemployment Assistance3 9,433,127 9,332,610 +100,517 NA Pandemic Emergency UC4 4,143,389 3,983,613 +159,776 NA Extended Benefits5 551,791 572,942 -21,151 0 State Additional Benefits6 2,433 2,806 -373 5,237 STC / Workshare 7 163,962 178,444 -14,482 10,076 TOTAL8 21,157,111 21,531,290 -374,179 1,449,519 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 146,534,375 as denominator. 3. Information on the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program can be found in UIPL 16-20: PUA Program information 4. Information on the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) program can be found in Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) 17-20: PEUC Program information 5. Information on the EB program can be found here: EB Program information 6. Some states maintain additional benefit programs for those claimants who exhaust regular benefits, and when applicable, extended benefits. Information on states that participate, and the extent of benefits paid, can be found starting on page 4-4 of this link: Extensions and Special Programs PDF 7. Information on STC/Worksharing can be found starting on page 4-8 of the following link: Extensions and Special Programs PDF 8. Totals include PUA Unemployment for the appropriate corresponding week. 4 Advance State Claims - Not Seasonally Adjusted Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended November 7 Insured Unemployment For Week Ended October 31 STATE Advance Prior Wk Change Advance Prior Wk Change Alabama 8,220 7,060 1,160 25,361 31,693 -6,332 Alaska 5,033 4,451 582 18,731 18,867 -136 Arizona 8,180 6,389 1,791 103,940 112,425 -8,485 Arkansas 3,209 4,014 -805 21,769 27,441 -5,672 California 157,642 152,480 5,162 1,470,795 1,561,263 -90,468 Colorado 7,494 7,138 356 92,402 96,782 -4,380 Connecticut 5,132 4,878 254 89,579 96,577 -6,998 Delaware 1,437 1,578 -141 15,313 16,181 -868 District of Columbia 1,234 1,347 -113 34,086 37,760 -3,674 Florida 28,128 31,625 -3,497 184,367 213,454 -29,087 Georgia 23,126 37,253 -14,127 287,223 302,039 -14,816 Hawaii 4,387 4,689 -302 51,768 61,220 -9,452 Idaho 4,793 3,919 874 7,034 8,124 -1,090 Illinois 70,659 73,515 -2,856 338,899 342,745 -3,846 Indiana 14,700 13,413 1,287 86,153 96,385 -10,232 Iowa 5,576 4,609 967 35,660 36,982 -1,322 Kansas 16,147 18,683 -2,536 57,537 45,664 11,873 Kentucky 4,214 9,193 -4,979 50,209 59,162 -8,953 Louisiana 9,320 8,419 901 93,540 115,350 -21,810 Maine 2,193 1,696 497 12,071 13,234 -1,163 Maryland 10,429 10,875 -446 71,749 81,924 -10,175 Massachusetts 42,216 39,417 2,799 215,755 249,689 -33,934 Michigan 14,062 15,015 -953 177,035 213,406 -36,371 Minnesota 12,064 12,499 -435 108,301 110,584 -2,283 Mississippi 3,309 3,619 -310 35,726 41,440 -5,714 Missouri 6,874 8,158 -1,284 46,580 55,448 -8,868 Montana 2,373 2,955 -582 14,490 15,248 -758 Nebraska 2,241 2,476 -235 11,715 14,317 -2,602 Nevada 8,875 8,158 717 100,256 114,102 -13,846 New Hampshire 1,919 2,090 -171 23,126 24,478 -1,352 New Jersey 20,000 24,703 -4,703 168,588 179,328 -10,740 New Mexico 4,029 4,334 -305 65,299 69,184 -3,885 New York 43,876 45,716 -1,840 484,938 523,696 -38,758 North Carolina 7,656 8,338 -682 83,945 91,510 -7,565 North Dakota 1,343 1,265 78 7,752 7,061 691 Ohio 21,378 21,353 25 150,452 162,997 -12,545 Oklahoma 3,858 4,953 -1,095 50,115 59,138 -9,023 Oregon 3,879 4,020 -141 85,201 87,170 -1,969 Pennsylvania 22,717 23,742 -1,025 373,574 310,150 63,424 Puerto Rico 851 1,231 -380 48,618 59,108 -10,490 Rhode Island 2,382 3,172 -790 15,446 16,470 -1,024 South Carolina 3,627 3,260 367 50,010 55,863 -5,853 South Dakota 497 856 -359 3,676 3,813 -137 Tennessee 7,221 7,447 -226 61,432 72,550 -11,118 Texas 32,422 37,601 -5,179 535,407 558,341 -22,934 Utah 2,613 2,360 253 15,210 16,327 -1,117 Vermont 770 750 20 11,612 11,555 57 Virgin Islands 6 101 -95 1,700 2,668 -968 Virginia 12,500 10,350 2,150 91,428 99,711 -8,283 Washington 29,244 18,863 10,381 176,647 160,730 15,917 West Virginia 1,629 2,023 -394 23,339 23,054 285 Wisconsin 14,311 14,874 -563 94,488 98,223 -3,735 Wyoming 1,110 981 129 5,953 5,667 286 US Total 723,105 743,904 -20,799 6,486,000 6,888,298 -402,298 Note: Advance claims are not directly comparable to claims reported in prior weeks.