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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA

In the week ending September 18, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 351,000, an increase of 16,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 3,000 from 332,000 to 335,000. The 4-week moving average was 335,750, a decrease of 750 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 750 from 335,750 to 336,500.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.1 percent for the week ending September 11, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from the previous week's revised rate. The previous week's rate was revised up by 0.1 from 1.9 to 2.0 percent. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending September 11 was 2,845,000, an increase of 131,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up 49,000 from 2,665,000 to 2,714,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,804,000, a decrease of 15,750 from the previous week's revised average. This is the lowest level for this average since March 21, 2020 when it was 2,071,750. The previous week's average was revised up by 12,250 from 2,807,500 to 2,819,750.

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UNADJUSTED DATA The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 306,209 in the week ending September 18, an increase of 40,307 (or 15.2 percent) from the previous week. The seasonal factors had expected an increase of 24,527 (or 9.2 percent) from the previous week. There were 815,892 initial claims in the comparable week in 2020. In addition, for the week ending September 18, 38 states reported 15,162 initial claims for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance. The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.8 percent during the week ending September 11, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week. The advance unadjusted level of insured unemployment in state programs totaled 2,534,759, an increase of 156,833 (or 6.6 percent) from the preceding week. The seasonal factors had expected an increase of 26,597 (or 1.1 percent) from the previous week. A year earlier the rate was 8.5 percent and the volume was 12,391,891.

The total number of continued weeks claimed for benefits in all programs for the week ending September 4 was 11,250,287, a decrease of 856,440 from the previous week. There were 26,644,091 weekly claims filed for benefits in all programs in the comparable week in 2020. During the week ending September 4, Extended Benefits were available in the following 10 states: Alaska, California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Illinois, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, and Texas. Initial claims for UI benefits filed by former Federal civilian employees totaled 736 in the week ending September 11, an increase of 193 from the prior week. There were 452 initial claims filed by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of 95 from the preceding week.

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There were 7,816 continued weeks claimed filed by former Federal civilian employees the week ending September 4, a decrease of 907 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 5,457, a decrease of 597 from the prior week. During the week ending September 4, 47 states reported 4,896,125 continued weekly claims for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance benefits and 47 states reported 3,644,555 continued claims for Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation benefits. The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending September 4 were in Puerto Rico (4.4), District of Columbia (4.2), California (3.1), New Jersey (3.0), Illinois (2.8), Nevada (2.8), New York (2.8), Rhode Island (2.7), Hawaii (2.5), and Connecticut (2.2). The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending September 11 were in Louisiana (+4,318), District of Columbia (+3,783), Arizona (+3,739), Maryland (+2,018), and Missouri (+1,658), while the largest decreases were in Illinois (-7,481), California (-5,950), Ohio (-4,665), Texas (-3,635), and Virginia (-2,357).

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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS

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

September 18 351,000 306,209 335,750

September 11 335,000 265,902 336,500

Change +16,000 +40,307

-750

September 4 312,000 285,950 340,000

Prior Year1 860,000 815,892 869,000

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

September 11 2,845,000 2,534,759 2,804,000 2.1% 1.8%

September 4 2,714,000 2,377,926 2,819,750 2.0% 1.7%

Change +131,000 +156,833

-15,750 +0.1 +0.1

August 28 2,852,000 2,668,643 2,857,500

2.1% 1.9%

Prior Year1 12,706,000 12,391,891 13,058,750

8.7% 8.5%

INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)

WEEK ENDING Pandemic Unemployment Assistance

September 18 September 11

15,162

23,037

Change September 4

-7,875

94,638

Prior Year1 615,681

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

September 11 736 452

September 4 543 547

Change +193 -95

Prior Year1 957 794

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

WEEK ENDING

Regular State

Federal Employees

Newly Discharged Veterans Pandemic Unemployment Assistance3 Pandemic Emergency UC4 Extended Benefits5 State Additional Benefits6 STC / Workshare 7 TOTAL8

September 4 2,366,613 7,816 5,457 4,896,125 3,644,555 287,704 1,157 40,860 11,250,287

August 28 2,656,747

8,723 6,054 5,487,233 3,805,795 98,730 1,063 42,382 12,106,727

Change -290,134

-907 -597 -591,108 -161,240 +188,974 +94 -1,522 -856,440

Prior Year1 12,340,114

12,961 13,463 11,942,891 1,815,558 296,271 2,295 220,538 26,644,091

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 137,027,194 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 9-10 of the following link: Extensions and Special Programs PDF 8. Totals include PUA Unemployment for the appropriate corresponding week.

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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 September 18

Advance

Prior Wk

Change

3,629

3,716

-87

1,415

1,140

275

8,191

6,498

1,693

1,057

1,238

-181

75,817

51,596

24,221

2,291

1,813

478

2,459

2,592

-133

1,142

1,047

95

5,416

4,724

692

6,845

7,761

-916

5,539

6,851

-1,312

3,587

2,051

1,536

711

805

-94

9,053

8,089

964

4,065

3,957

108

1,793

1,430

363

1,112

1,077

35

4,238

2,583

1,655

6,734

14,042

-7,308

530

565

-35

9,024

7,437

1,587

7,349

7,512

-163

11,714

10,967

747

3,787

2,987

800

1,114

1,518

-404

3,846

5,685

-1,839

664

698

-34

1,319

1,454

-135

2,543

2,216

327

329

478

-149

7,946

7,266

680

1,980

3,027

-1,047

13,831

16,776

-2,945

7,110

4,210

2,900

232

183

49

12,400

8,918

3,482

1,843

3,435

-1,592

7,854

4,523

3,331

10,824

9,912

912

980

917

63

967

837

130

1,597

2,456

-859

143

167

-24

4,087

4,490

-403

15,528

16,692

-1,164

1,162

1,090

72

336

315

21

69

116

-47

16,701

3,822

12,879

5,090

5,100

-10

787

903

-116

7,160

5,960

1,200

269

260

9

306,209

265,902

40,307

Insured Unemployment For Week Ended September 11

Advance

Prior Wk

Change

5,018

10,566

-5,548

8,653

5,032

3,621

25,858

28,519

-2,661

12,971

15,539

-2,568

553,641

492,694

60,947

32,686

26,346

6,340

36,088

32,874

3,214

5,755

5,742

13

16,990

22,191

-5,201

43,398

48,583

-5,185

63,582

72,519

-8,937

14,419

12,971

1,448

2,849

3,328

-479

147,752

151,876

-4,124

43,676

33,707

9,969

10,544

10,831

-287

7,749

7,797

-48

13,231

11,796

1,435

41,330

37,364

3,966

8,005

5,846

2,159

43,761

44,240

-479

58,794

57,086

1,708

68,009

72,252

-4,243

54,545

45,315

9,230

9,611

12,877

-3,266

22,807

24,987

-2,180

3,579

3,841

-262

4,236

4,312

-76

36,756

35,418

1,338

3,160

3,790

-630

116,884

112,752

4,132

15,089

14,343

746

223,656

240,083

-16,427

75,616

30,140

45,476

1,732

1,826

-94

100,959

52,558

48,401

19,255

22,077

-2,822

60,807

37,178

23,629

102,127

100,547

1,580

37,781

35,635

2,146

10,345

11,571

-1,226

23,030

26,145

-3,115

970

1,104

-134

31,323

36,139

-4,816

137,228

160,016

-22,788

6,639

6,961

-322

3,546

3,553

-7

1,170

792

378

38,845

40,624

-1,779

82,607

52,509

30,098

8,624

8,371

253

35,568

41,231

-5,663

1,505

1,532

-27

2,534,759

2,377,926

156,833

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.

*Denotes state estimate.

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Seasonally Adjusted US Weekly UI Claims (in thousands)

Week Ending September 12, 2020 September 19, 2020 September 26, 2020 October 3, 2020 October 10, 2020 October 17, 2020 October 24, 2020 October 31, 2020 November 7, 2020 November 14, 2020 November 21, 2020 November 28, 2020 December 5, 2020 December 12, 2020 December 19, 2020 December 26, 2020 January 2, 2021 January 9, 2021 January 16, 2021 January 23, 2021 January 30, 2021 February 6, 2021 February 13, 2021 February 20, 2021 February 27, 2021 March 6, 2021 March 13, 2021 March 20, 2021 March 27, 2021 April 3, 2021 April 10, 2021 April 17, 2021 April 24, 2021 May 1, 2021 May 8, 2021 May 15, 2021 May 22, 2021 May 29, 2021 June 5, 2021 June 12, 2021 June 19, 2021 June 26, 2021 July 3, 2021 July 10, 2021 July 17, 2021 July 24, 2021 July 31, 2021 August 7, 2021 August 14, 2021 August 21, 2021 August 28, 2021 September 4, 2021 September 11, 2021 September 18, 2021

Change

Change

from

from

Initial Prior 4-Week

Insured

Prior 4-Week

Claims Week Average

Unemployment Week Average

IUR

860

-21

872.00

12,706

-49 13,058.75

8.7

860

0

869.00

11,381

-1,325 12,592.50

7.8

803

-57

851.00

10,477

-904 11,829.75

7.2

782

-21

826.25

9,259

-1,218 10,955.75

6.3

833

51

819.50

8,384

-875 9,875.25

5.7

798

-35

804.00

7,699

-685 8,954.75

5.3

768

-30

795.25

7,076

-623 8,104.50

4.8

765

-3

791.00

6,724

-352 7,470.75

4.6

728

-37

764.75

6,389

-335 6,972.00

4.4

732

4

748.25

6,138

-251 6,581.75

4.2

762

30

746.75

5,606

-532 6,214.25

3.8

719

-43

735.25

5,829

223 5,990.50

4.0

853

134 766.50

5,614

-215 5,796.75

3.8

873

20

801.75

5,433

-181 5,620.50

3.7

803

-70

812.00

5,311

-122 5,546.75

3.6

763

-40

823.00

5,180

-131 5,384.50

3.5

781

18

805.00

5,240

60 5,291.00

3.7

904

123 812.75

5,061

-179 5,198.00

3.6

886

-18

833.50

4,878

-183 5,089.75

3.4

836

-50

851.75

4,791

-87 4,992.50

3.4

837

1

865.75

4,655

-136 4,846.25

3.3

863

26

855.50

4,592

-63 4,729.00

3.2

847

-16

845.75

4,469

-123 4,626.75

3.1

747

-100 823.50

4,383

-86 4,524.75

3.1

761

14

804.50

4,157

-226 4,400.25

2.9

734

-27

772.25

4,123

-34 4,283.00

2.9

765

31

751.75

3,841

-282 4,126.00

2.7

658

-107 729.50

3,753

-88 3,968.50

2.6

729

71

721.50

3,717

-36 3,858.50

2.6

742

13

723.50

3,708

-9 3,754.75

2.7

586

-156 678.75

3,652

-56 3,707.50

2.6

566

-20

655.75

3,653

1

3,682.50

2.6

590

24

621.00

3,680

27 3,673.25

2.6

507

-83

562.25

3,640

-40 3,656.25

2.6

478

-29

535.25

3,738

98 3,677.75

2.7

444

-34

504.75

3,611

-127 3,667.25

2.6

405

-39

458.50

3,769

158 3,689.50

2.7

388

-17

428.75

3,517

-252 3,658.75

2.5

374

-14

402.75

3,528

11 3,606.25

2.5

418

44

396.25

3,412

-116 3,556.50

2.5

416

-2

399.00

3,484

72 3,485.25

2.5

368

-48

394.00

3,367

-117 3,447.75

2.4

386

18

397.00

3,265

-102 3,382.00

2.4

368

-18

384.50

3,262

-3

3,344.50

2.4

424

56

386.50

3,296

34 3,297.50

2.4

399

-25

394.25

2,980

-316 3,200.75

2.2

387

-12

394.50

2,899

-81 3,109.25

2.1

377

-10

396.75

2,865

-34 3,010.00

2.1

349

-28

378.00

2,908

43 2,913.00

2.1

354

5

366.75

2,805

-103 2,869.25

2.0

345

-9

356.25

2,852

47 2,857.50

2.1

312

-33

340.00

2,714

-138 2,819.75

2.0

335

23

336.50

2,845

131 2,804.00

2.1

351

16

335.75

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