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TRANSMISSION OF MATERIALS IN THIS RELEASE IS EMBARGOED UNTIL 8:30 A.M. (Eastern) Thursday, April 2, 2020

COVID-19 Impact The COVID-19 virus continues to impact the number of initial claims. Nearly every state providing comments cited the COVID-19 virus. States continued to identify increases related to the services industries broadly, again led by accommodation and food services. However, state comments indicated a wider impact across industries. Many states continued to cite the health care and social assistance, and manufacturing industries, while an increasing number of states identified the retail and wholesale trade and construction industries.

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA

In the week ending March 28, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 6,648,000, an increase of 3,341,000 from the previous week's revised level. This marks the highest level of seasonally adjusted initial claims in the history of the seasonally adjusted series. The previous week's level was revised up by 24,000 from 3,283,000 to 3,307,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,612,000, an increase of 1,607,750 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's average was revised up by 6,000 from 998,250 to 1,004,250.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.1 percent for the week ending March 21, an increase of 0.9 percentage point from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending March 21 was 3,029,000, an increase of 1,245,000 from the previous week's revised level. This is the highest level for insured unemployment since July 6, 2013 when it was 3,079,000. The previous week's level was revised down by 19,000 from 1,803,000 to 1,784,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,053,500, an increase of 327,250 from the previous week's revised average. This is the highest level for this average since January 14, 2017 when it was 2,062,000. The previous week's average was revised down by 4,750 from 1,731,000 to 1,726,250.

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UNADJUSTED DATA The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 5,823,917 in the week ending March 28, an increase of 2,903,757 (or 99.4 percent) from the previous week. The seasonal factors had expected a decrease of 23,150 (or -0.8 percent) from the previous week. There were 183,775 initial claims in the comparable week in 2019. The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.3 percent during the week ending March 21, an increase of 0.9 percentage point from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 3,383,382, an increase of 1,308,646 (or 63.1 percent) from the preceding week. The seasonal factors had expected a decrease of 82,062 (or -4.0 percent) from the previous week. A year earlier the rate was 1.3 percent and the volume was 1,908,355.

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The total number of people claiming benefits in all programs for the week ending March 14 was 2,105,219, an increase of 98,832 from the previous week. There were 2,040,256 persons claiming benefits in all programs in the comparable week in 2019. No state was triggered "on" the Extended Benefits program during the week ending March 14. Initial claims for UI benefits filed by former Federal civilian employees totaled 1,282 in the week ending March 21, an increase of 709 from the prior week. There were 897 initial claims filed by newly discharged veterans, an increase of 461 from the preceding week. There were 9,792 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending March 14, an increase of 148 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 5,591, an increase of 384 from the prior week. The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending March 14 were in Alaska (2.8), Connecticut (2.7), New Jersey (2.6), California (2.4), Massachusetts (2.3), Minnesota (2.3), Rhode Island (2.3), Montana (2.2), Pennsylvania (2.2), Illinois (2.1), and West Virginia (2.1). All states reported increases in initial claims for the week ending March 21. The largest increases were in Pennsylvania (+362,012), Ohio (+189,263), Massachusetts (+141,003), Texas (+139,250), and California (+128,727), while the smallest increases were in the Virgin Islands (+79), South Dakota (+1,571), West Virginia (+2,671), Vermont (+3,125), and Wyoming (+3,136).

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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS

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

March 28 6,648,000 5,823,917 2,612,000 March 21

March 21 3,307,000 2,920,160 1,004,250 March 14

Change +3,341,000 +2,903,757 +1,607,750

Change

Insured Unemployment (SA) Insured Unemployment (NSA)

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

3,029,000 3,383,382 2,053,500

2.1% 2.3%

1,784,000 2,074,736 1,726,250

1.2% 1.4%

+1,245,000 +1,308,646

+327,250 +0.9 +0.9

March 14 282,000 251,416 232,500 March 7

Prior Year1 211,000 183,775 217,250

Prior Year1

1,702,000 1,977,272 1,703,500

1.2% 1.4%

1,719,000 1,908,355 1,728,750

1.2% 1.3%

INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)

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

March 21 1,282 897

March 14 573 436

Change +709 +461

Prior Year1 602 480

PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN ALL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)

WEEK ENDING Regular State

Federal Employees Newly Discharged Veterans Extended Benefits3 State Additional Benefits4 STC / Workshare 5

TOTAL

March 14 2,071,070

9,792 5,591

0 5,901 12,865 2,105,219

March 7 1,973,584

9,644 5,207

0 5,584 12,368 2,006,387

Change +97,486

+148 +384

0 +317 +497 +98,832

Prior Year1 2,006,493 11,079 6,068 0 5,854 10,762 2,040,256

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 145,230,691 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 4-4 of this link: Extensions and Special Programs PDF 5. Information on STC/Worksharing can be found starting on page 4-8 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 March 28

Advance

Prior Wk

Change

80,186

10,892

69,294

14,523

7,847

6,676

89,064

29,348

59,716

26,944

9,275

17,669

878,727

186,333

692,394

60,784

19,774

41,010

33,182

25,100

8,082

18,987

10,776

8,211

14,868

14,462

406

227,000

74,313

152,687

132,386

12,140

120,246

48,861

8,815

40,046

32,240

13,586

18,654

178,133

114,114

64,019

146,243

59,755

86,488

58,453

40,952

17,501

54,739

23,563

31,176

112,726

49,023

63,703

97,830

72,438

25,392

23,535

21,459

2,076

83,536

42,981

40,555

181,062

148,452

32,610

311,086

128,006

183,080

109,896

115,773

-5,877

30,946

5,519

25,427

96,734

42,246

54,488

19,540

15,349

4,191

24,572

15,700

8,872

71,419

92,298

-20,879

27,454

29,379

-1925

205,515

115,815

89,700

28,182

18,105

10,077

366,403

79,999

286,404

170,881

94,083

76,798

12,591

5,662

6,929

272,129

196,309

75,820

44,970

21,926

23,044

42,502

30,054

12,448

405,880

377,451

28,429

45,218

20,148

25,070

28,067

35,847

-7,780

64,856

31,826

33,030

6,645

1,761

4884

94,492

38,077

56,415

275,597

155,426

120,171

28,560

19,690

8,870

14,443

3,784

10,659

160

123

37

114,104

46,277

67,827

187,501

129,909

57,592

14,166

3,536

10,630

110,724

51,031

59,693

4,675

3,653

1,022

5,823,917

2,920,160

2,903,757

Insured Unemployment For Week Ended March 21

Advance

Prior Wk

Change

12,618

12,487

131

11,028

8,512

2,516

23,761

18,108

5,653

14,733

10,988

3,745

382,466

421,912

-39,446

22,395

21,309

1,086

82,176

44,194

37,982

12,172

5,297

6,875

16,354

7,378

8,976

30,445

33,728

-3,283

107,001

27,507

79,494

11,183

6,426

4,757

15,085

7,869

7,216

132,838

125,437

7,401

30,865

20,778

10,087

54,461

26,496

27,965

17,545

9,973

7,572

23,817

22,328

1,489

55,602

14,143

41,459

21,783

8,703

13,080

47,225

26,467

20,758

182,023

83,127

98,896

90,359

75,075

15,284

165,877

66,787

99,090

8,294

6,667

1,627

48,699

21,538

27,161

19,469

9,818

9,651

6,192

4,859

1,333

57,253

19,822

37,431

27,624

4,024

23,600

158,254

105,840

52,414

20,953

9,288

11,665

316,791

167,214

149,577

73,597

20,652

52,945

9,640

6,169

3,471

213,288

68,323

144,965

24,519

16,854

7,665

63,829

30,523

33,306

136,519

128,029

8,490

16,787

15,239

1,548

32,200

10,857

21,343

29,656

15,111

14,545

3,434

2,674

760

36,300

18,350

17,950

144,542

126,427

18,115

23,245

10,826

12,419

14,136

4,810

9,326

514

584

-70

42,200

21,628

20,572

161,868

62,623

99,245

24,086

14,154

9,932

100,410

43,607

56,803

5,271

3,197

2,074

3,383,382

2,074,736

1,308,646

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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