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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA

In the week ending August 24, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 231,000, a decrease of 2,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 232,000 to 233,000. The 4-week moving average was 231,500, a decrease of 4,750 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 250 from 236,000 to 236,250.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.2 percent for the week ending August 17, unchanged from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending August 17 was 1,868,000, an increase of 13,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised down by 8,000 from 1,863,000 to 1,855,000. The 4-week moving average was 1,863,250, a decrease of 250 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised down by 2,000 from 1,865,500 to 1,863,500.

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UNADJUSTED DATA The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 191,835 in the week ending August 24, a decrease of 628 (or -0.3 percent) from the previous week. The seasonal factors had expected an increase of 465 (or 0.2 percent) from the previous week. There were 193,441 initial claims in the comparable week in 2023. The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.2 percent during the week ending August 17, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted level of insured unemployment in state programs totaled 1,851,434, a decrease of 5,667 (or -0.3 percent) from the preceding week. The seasonal factors had expected a decrease of 18,552 (or -1.0 percent) from the previous week. A year earlier the rate was 1.2 percent and the volume was 1,789,862.

The total number of continued weeks claimed for benefits in all programs for the week ending August 10 was 1,883,069, a decrease of 24,295 from the previous week. There were 1,827,732 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 August 10. Initial claims for UI benefits filed by former Federal civilian employees totaled 284 in the week ending August 17, a decrease of 53 from the prior week. There were 356 initial claims filed by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of 52 from the preceding week. There were 4,632 continued weeks claimed filed by former Federal civilian employees the week ending August 10, an increase of 127 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 4,703, an increase of 902 from the prior week.

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The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending August 10 were in New Jersey (2.8), Rhode Island (2.5), California (2.2), Puerto Rico (2.1), Minnesota (2.0), Connecticut (1.8), Massachusetts (1.8), Pennsylvania (1.8), Nevada (1.7), New York (1.7), and Washington (1.7). The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending August 17 were in Florida (+2,153), California (+979), Indiana (+854), South Carolina (+645), and Virginia (+408), while the largest decreases were in Michigan (-2,847), Texas (-1,952), New Jersey (-1,010), Georgia (-979), and Puerto Rico (-779).

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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS

WEEK ENDING Initial Claims (SA) Initial Claims (NSA) 4-Wk Moving Average (SA)

August 24 231,000 191,835 231,500

August 17 233,000 192,463 236,250

Change -2,000 -628 -4,750

August 10 228,000 200,845 236,750

Prior Year1 234,000 193,441 245,250

WEEK ENDING Insured Unemployment (SA) Insured Unemployment (NSA) 4-Wk Moving Average (SA) Insured Unemployment Rate (SA)2 Insured Unemployment Rate (NSA)2

August 17 1,868,000 1,851,434 1,863,250

1.2% 1.2%

August 10 1,855,000 1,857,101 1,863,500

1.2% 1.2%

Change +13,000

-5,667 -250 0.0 0.0

August 3 1,859,000 1,883,315 1,860,750

1.2% 1.2%

Prior Year1 1,819,000 1,789,862 1,798,000 1.2% 1.2%

INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)

WEEK ENDING Federal Employees (UCFE) Newly Discharged Veterans (UCX)

August 17 284 356

August 10 337 408

Change -53 -52

Prior Year1 343 379

CONTINUED WEEKS CLAIMED FILED FOR UI BENEFITS IN ALL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)

WEEK ENDING Regular State Federal Employees Newly Discharged Veterans Extended Benefits3 State Additional Benefits4 STC / Workshare 5 TOTAL

August 10 1,850,386

4,632 4,703

171 2,257 20,920 1,883,069

August 3 1,877,951

4,505 3,801

106 2,030 18,971 1,907,364

Change -27,565

+127 +902 +65 +227 +1,949 -24,295

Prior Year1 1,796,370 4,831 4,154 615 1,763 19,999 1,827,732

FOOTNOTES SA - Seasonally Adjusted Data, NSA - Not Seasonally Adjusted Data Continued weeks claimed represent all weeks of benefits claimed during the week being reported, and do not represent weeks claimed by unique individuals.

1. Prior year is comparable to most recent data. 2. Most recent week used covered employment of 151,110,325 as denominator. 3. Information on the EB program can be found here: EB Program information 4. 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 4-5 of this link: Extensions and Special Programs PDF 5. Information on STC/Worksharing can be found starting on page 4-11 of the following link: Extensions and Special Programs PDF

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Advance State Claims - Not Seasonally Adjusted

STATE Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virgin Islands Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming US Total

Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended August 24

Advance

Prior Wk

Change

1,941

2,132

-191

591

471

120

3,760

3,947

-187

1,220

1,193

27

39,240

39,875

-635

2,588

2,666

-78

2,798

2,925

-127

186

235

-49

570

614

-44

6,219

7,715

-1,496

5,614

4,640

974

985

866

119

746

818

-72

7,996

8,199

-203

3,902

3,685

217

1,959

2,136

-177

995

1,176

-181

1,493

1,395

98

1,640

1,761

-121

390

420

-30

1,981

2,244

-263

5,729

5,035

694

6,289

4,956

1,333

3,304

3,372

-68

1,029

1,048

-19

2,347

2,431

-84

389

443

-54

595

558

37

2,852

2,692

160

335

441

-106

8,684

8,862

-178

591

739

-148

16,387

13,692

2,695

2,983

3,190

-207

1,328

321

1,007

4,765

4,963

-198

1,150

1,250

-100

3,478

3,222

256

8,775

9,287

-512

1,491

907

584

596

625

-29

2,005

2,590

-585

165

155

10

2,602

2,806

-204

15,114

16,508

-1,394

1,309

1,301

8

253

188

65

46

21

25

2,210

2,702

-492

4,204

4,730

-526

653

623

30

3,171

3,484

-313

192

208

-16

191,835

192,463

-628

Insured Unemployment For Week Ended August 17

Advance

Prior Wk

Change

8,856

9,711

-855

3,315

3,458

-143

30,327

32,705

-2,378

7,545

8,430

-885

388,248

386,327

1,921

27,231

27,257

-26

31,504

30,849

655

6,094

5,586

508

6,966

6,857

109

35,939

40,068

-4,129

29,091

30,135

-1,044

5,943

5,387

556

4,097

4,583

-486

97,682

96,691

991

21,037

20,394

643

9,887

9,526

361

5,337

5,493

-156

8,816

8,528

288

11,906

13,667

-1,761

4,456

4,596

-140

25,923

26,089

-166

62,206

62,937

-731

43,376

45,989

-2,613

58,515

57,722

793

6,460

7,615

-1,155

18,347

20,270

-1,923

3,812

4,005

-193

4,387

4,927

-540

24,155

25,391

-1,236

3,764

3,878

-114

116,076

114,676

1,400

10,158

10,050

108

166,074

162,707

3,367

20,055

21,530

-1,475

1,959

1,835

124

41,100

43,225

-2,125

9,909

10,604

-695

29,779

27,878

1,901

104,656

108,189

-3,533

21,035

19,091

1,944

10,938

10,792

146

14,418

16,216

-1,798

1,096

1,196

-100

18,586

19,627

-1,041

161,980

156,008

5,972

10,715

10,898

-183

2,431

2,114

317

304

250

54

17,570

16,290

1,280

63,389

60,822

2,567

7,093

6,594

499

25,383

26,018

-635

1,508

1,420

88

1,851,434

1,857,101

-5,667

Note: Advance claims are not directly comparable to claims reported in prior weeks. Advance claims are reported by the state liable for paying the unemployment compensation, whereas previous weeks reported claims reflect claimants by state of residence. In addition, claims reported as "workshare equivalent" in the previous week are added to the advance claims as a proxy for the current week's "workshare equivalent" activity.

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