UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS was 336,000

[papau]

http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/eta/ui/current.htm

June 17, 2004 UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA

In the week ending June 12, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 336,000, a decrease of 15,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 351,000. The 4-week moving average was 343,250, a decrease of 2,750 from the previous week's unrevised average of 346,000.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.3 percent for the week ending June 5, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised rate of 2.3 percent.

The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending June 5 was 2,895,000, an increase of 31,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,864,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,920,750, a decrease of 9,500 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,930,250.


UNADJUSTED DATA

The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 311,906 in the week ending June 12, an increase of 3,927 from the previous week. There were 383,371 initial claims in the comparable week in 2003.

The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.1 percent during the week ending June 5, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,677,997, an increase of 43,039 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.7 percent and the volume was 3,376,503.

[mia]

1. Unadjusted Initial Claims for Week Ended 06/05/2004

STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000


State
Change

State Supplied Comment

TX
-1,303

Fewer layoffs in the trade, service, and insurance industries.

FL
-1,154

Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries.





STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000


State
Change

State Supplied Comment

PR
+1,040

No comment.

LA
+1,055

No comment.

MI
+1,442

Layoffs in the automobile industry.

PA
+1,466

Layoffs in the transportation equipment, transportation, and service industries.

TN
+1,613

Layoffs in the industrial machinery, transportation, trade, and service industries.

CA
+2,628

Layoffs in the service industry, and agriculture.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

2. Wow

Incredible. And I wonder how many more fell off the rolls and can no longer qualify for unemployment insurance.

[mhr]

3. More Than A Million Have Fallen Of The Roles Since January 1, 2004

No link well documnted here (DU) and eleswhere.

[papau]

4. The group "over so many weeks unemployed" is at its highest level in yrs

That stat is somewhere - and gets reported now and then-

but our major media does not seem to worry about that fact.

[mhr]

5. Thanks Papau - Some Of Us are 3 1/2 Years Past Unemployment Benefits

No surprise to us!

[TheWatcher]

6. Quick! Where's Frodo And His Prescious Charts!

He'll put an end to this pessimistic drivel!

Splitters!

The Job Market is ROARING!

You'll See!

/delusion off

[mhr]

8. Chuckles - I Honestly Think FRODO Means Well And I am His Biggest Critic

I just honestly believe that from his perspective all is right with the world.

Some of us live in a completely different world that is not reflected in absolute numbers and charts.

Maybe losing his job and trying to find new work would put him in a different frame of mind.

Mind you, I am not wishing either him or his family any ill will.

I would only suggest that he comes and live with me for a month.

I guarantee his perspective would change drastically.

PS - Papua, I really don't believe I am teacher material. I enjoy sharing with people but my patience is not infinite.

[papau]

9. I found I had the same problem with Teaching - but it is an idea

with legs if only because there are jobs.

And one can call on the tougher admin types if you don't mind having the class "laugh" at you. I found I needed "big brother" - and I found I did not like that - but there were a lot of jobs at the time and I suspect that if there had not been a lot of alternatives, I would found a way to ignore my displeasure at my need for a "big brother".

"patience not infinite" is another name my kids call me by!

[papau]

7. We have got to get you into Teacher Cert course - or into a state

that waives the course for science/math teachers!

That is if you want to teach ????


I'd think twice too - since I found I was lousy at maintaining control of a class!

Good Luck.

:-)

[arwalden]

10. Friday Was A Day-Of-Mourning "Holiday" And Offices Were CLOSED...

So that was only FOUR DAYS of filings... how many MORE would it have been on FRIDAY... traditionally the busiest day of the week.

-- Allen