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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA

In the week ending October 30, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 269,000, a decrease of 14,000 from the previous week's revised level. This is the lowest level for initial claims since March 14, 2020 when it was 256,000. The previous week's level was revised up by 2,000 from 281,000 to 283,000. The 4-week moving average was 284,750, a decrease of 15,000 from the previous week's revised average. This is the lowest level for this average since March 14, 2020 when it was 225,500. The previous week's average was revised up by 500 from 299,250 to 299,750.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.6 percent for the week ending October 23, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the previous week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending October 23 was 2,105,000, a decrease of 134,000 from the previous week's revised level. This is the lowest level for insured unemployment since March 14, 2020 when it was 1,770,000. The previous week's level was revised down by 4,000 from 2,243,000 to 2,239,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,356,750, a decrease of 155,500 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 down by 1,000 from 2,513,250 to 2,512,250.

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UNADJUSTED DATA The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 240,216 in the week ending October 30, a decrease of 7,114 (or -2.9 percent) from the previous week. The seasonal factors had expected an increase of 6,872 (or 2.8 percent) from the previous week. There were 737,503 initial claims in the comparable week in 2020. In addition, for the week ending October 30, 35 states reported 2,195 initial claims for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance. The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.4 percent during the week ending October 23, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week. The advance unadjusted level of insured unemployment in state programs totaled 1,889,228, a decrease of 97,398 (or -4.9 percent) from the preceding week. The seasonal factors had expected an increase of 36,031 (or 1.8 percent) from the previous week. A year earlier the rate was 4.7 percent and the volume was 6,857,323.

The total number of continued weeks claimed for benefits in all programs for the week ending October 16 was 2,672,948, a decrease of 157,731 from the previous week. There were 22,013,937 weekly claims filed for benefits in all programs in the comparable week in 2020. During the week ending October 16, Extended Benefits were available in the following 4 states: Alaska, Connecticut, New Jersey, and New Mexico. Initial claims for UI benefits filed by former Federal civilian employees totaled 742 in the week ending October 23, a decrease of 76 from the prior week. There were 407 initial claims filed by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of 79 from the preceding week.

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There were 7,985 continued weeks claimed filed by former Federal civilian employees the week ending October 16, an increase of 273 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 5,428, an increase of 225 from the prior week. During the week ending October 16, 42 states reported 277,109 continued weekly claims for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance benefits and 45 states reported 233,684 continued claims for Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation benefits. The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending October 16 were in Puerto Rico (4.2), California (2.9), Hawaii (2.8), Illinois (2.8), New Jersey (2.5), the Virgin Islands (2.5), Alaska (2.4), District of Columbia (2.3), Nevada (2.3), and Pennsylvania (2.0). The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending October 23 were in District of Columbia (+3,875), Kentucky (+2,940), Missouri (+2,048), Florida (+1,307), and Oklahoma (+1,256), while the largest decreases were in California (-13,138), Georgia (-4,107), Michigan (-2,505), Pennsylvania (-1,245), and Tennessee (-794).

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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS

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

October 30 269,000 240,216 284,750

October 23 283,000 247,330 299,750

Change -14,000

-7,114 -15,000

October 16 291,000 257,215 320,000

Prior Year1 765,000 737,503 791,000

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

October 23 2,105,000 1,889,228 2,356,750 1.6% 1.4%

October 16 2,239,000 1,986,626 2,512,250 1.7% 1.5%

Change -134,000

-97,398 -155,500

-0.1 -0.1

October 9 2,480,000 2,168,231 2,655,250

1.8% 1.6%

Prior Year1 7,076,000 6,857,323 8,104,500 4.8% 4.7%

INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)

WEEK ENDING Pandemic Unemployment Assistance

October 30 2,195

October 23 2,821

Change -626

October 16 2,565

Prior Year1 359,496

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

October 23 742 407

October 16 818 486

Change -76 -79

Prior Year1 2,176 909

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

October 16 1,980,615 7,985 5,428 277,109 233,684 144,319 2,933 20,875 2,672,948

October 9 2,161,098

7,712 5,203 270,013 244,379 117,559 2,445 22,270 2,830,679

Change -180,483

+273 +225 +7,096 -10,695 +26,760 +488 -1,395 -157,731

Prior Year1 7,405,128 12,102 12,398 9,522,295 4,301,105 579,659 2,806 178,444

22,013,937

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 135,015,266 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 October 30

Advance

Prior Wk

Change

3,552

3,327

225

1,560

1,338

222

2,551

2,845

-294

1,034

1,335

-301

62,266

59,747

2,519

1,983

2,032

-49

2,419

2,354

65

327

303

24

5,236

6,443

-1,207

5,958

8,788

-2,830

3,899

4,471

-572

1,712

1,863

-151

968

922

46

8,417

7,719

698

3,279

3,137

142

2,172

2,030

142

994

856

138

7,235

4,373

2,862

2,783

2,102

681

804

697

107

2,794

3,243

-449

5,807

5,681

126

11,234

12,125

-891

4,952

3,909

1,043

1,009

1,223

-214

3,265

6,282

-3,017

1,041

1,003

38

750

1,411

-661

2,434

2,551

-117

394

462

-68

7,486

7,236

250

2,265

3,147

-882

13,332

13,586

-254

3,621

3,520

101

329

269

60

7,104

7,060

44

1,761

3,442

-1,681

4,315

4,409

-94

8,208

9,369

-1,161

749

1,000

-251

1,121

946

175

1,130

1,247

-117

181

180

1

5,442

4,786

656

15,069

16,036

-967

1,215

1,157

58

404

364

40

46

93

-47

1,184

2,570

-1,386

5,599

5,777

-178

751

842

-91

5,570

5,227

343

505

495

10

240,216

247,330

-7,114

Insured Unemployment For Week Ended October 23

Advance

Prior Wk

Change

4,352

5,610

-1,258

6,462

6,624

-162

16,781

19,846

-3,065

10,258

11,018

-760

459,890

461,609

-1,719

23,581

22,956

625

23,860

25,081

-1,221

4,483

4,229

254

12,690

11,789

901

51,928

54,019

-2,091

36,709

40,289

-3,580

11,936

13,975

-2,039

2,716

2,837

-121

122,494

150,920

-28,426

27,936

28,577

-641

9,034

8,935

99

5,416

5,583

-167

12,554

11,504

1,050

23,317

26,314

-2,997

4,504

4,526

-22

28,063

29,738

-1,675

52,167

52,295

-128

43,072

50,937

-7,865

44,349

42,174

2,175

6,302

7,329

-1,027

15,514

15,815

-301

3,585

3,609

-24

3,558

3,369

189

25,527

28,192

-2,665

2,373

2,681

-308

91,542

91,712

-170

11,944

12,415

-471

151,625

157,565

-5,940

23,744

26,079

-2,335

1,350

1,299

51

37,976

41,016

-3,040

14,477

16,938

-2,461

35,211

34,449

762

92,774

105,946

-13,172

29,559

34,151

-4,592

8,196

8,231

-35

14,114

16,249

-2,135

728

724

4

21,164

20,728

436

129,790

129,462

328

5,786

5,963

-177

2,227

2,254

-27

900

866

34

32,986

44,840

-11,854

52,608

49,002

3,606

6,614

6,378

236

26,839

26,524

315

1,663

1,455

208

1,889,228

1,986,626

-97,398

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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Seasonally Adjusted US Weekly UI Claims (in thousands)

Week Ending 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 September 25, 2021 October 2, 2021 October 9, 2021 October 16, 2021 October 23, 2021 October 30, 2021

Change

Change

from

from

Initial Prior 4-Week

Insured

Prior 4-Week

Claims Week Average

Unemployment Week Average

IUR

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

2,715

-137 2,820.00

2.0

335

23

336.50

2,820

105 2,798.00

2.1

351

16

335.75

2,811

-9 2,799.50

2.1

364

13

340.50

2,727

-84 2,768.25

2.0

329

-35

344.75

2,603

-124 2,740.25

1.9

296

-33

335.00

2,480

-123 2,655.25

1.8

291

-5

320.00

2,239

-241 2,512.25

1.7

283

-8

299.75

2,105

-134 2,356.75

1.6

269

-14

284.75

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Pandemic Unemployment Assistance 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

PUA Initial Claims Filed During Week Ended October 30

Advance

Prior Wk

Change

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

-1

0

0

0

148

167

-19

0

0

0

19

22

-3

2

4

-2

31

25

6

0

0

0

129

188

-59

0

0

0

4

4

0

2

2

0

246

543

-297

33

24

9

2

0

2

404

380

24

9

10

-1

37

61

-24

18

18

0

1

1

0

48

338

-290

0

0

0

0

0

0

29

25

4

3

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

71

106

-35

57

47

10

0

3

-3

57

49

8

3

1

2

2

0

2

8

21

-13

0

0

0

63

80

-17

0

0

0

3

0

3

34

34

0

2

2

0

0

0

0

29

24

5

48

191

-143

0

0

0

0

2

-2

0

0

0

205

203

2

426

226

200

1

0

1

20

18

2

1

0

1

2,195

2,821

-626

PUA Continued Claims For Week Ended Oct 16

Oct 16

Oct 9

Change

0

0

0

33

617

-584

1,735

1,735

0

43

108

-65

138,880

160,503

-21,623

100

106

-6

229

211

18

191

164

27

1,706

1,112

594

0

0

0

5,333

4,750

583

1,723

1,796

-73

0

48

-48

2,109

2,108

1

831

991

-160

27

10

17

355

426

-71

3,388

3,329

59

33

92

-59

14

56

-42

7,662

7,830

-168

7,771

10,496

-2,725

1,227

1,603

-376

214

96

118

3

0

3

1,377

1,376

1

57

131

-74

19

0

19

0

0

0

28

22

6

17,995

19,308

-1,313

224

334

-110

32,069

19,084

12,985

834

928

-94

0

0

0

27,185

5,059

22,126

0

0

0

1,885

5,059

-3,174

5,087

2,273

2,814

12,261

14,619

-2,358

56

102

-46

162

73

89

0

0

0

62

36

26

877

410

467

0

0

0

0

4

-4

0

0

0

0

0

0

1,517

1,405

112

61

5

56

1,745

1,593

152

1

5

-4

277,109

270,013

7,096

Note: Information on the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program can be found in UIPL 16-20: PUA Program information. Backdated claims may be included in these figures.

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Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation Continued 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

October 16

0 53 127 186 76,286 1,060 395 485 38 0 0 486 4 1,190 113 531 1,485 1,843 16 7 4,005 491 246 510 0 308 21 8 0 28 28,797 36 63,890 329 26 1,631 0 689 4,906 7,172 35 23 0 44 754 0 161 25 33,087 342 55 1,747 13 233,684

PEUC Claims Filed During Weeks Ended:

October 9

Change

October 2

0

0

0

23

30

74

138

-11

282

201

-15

330

98,070

-21,784

168,898

505

555

415

365

30

640

441

44

431

88

-50

27

0

0

0

0

0

0

658

-172

471

2

2

3

927

263

1,499

209

-96

446

624

-93

754

1,248

237

1,109

1,752

91

2,889

29

-13

39

48

-41

38

3,994

11

3,824

459

32

742

681

-435

1,431

563

-53

415

0

0

1

380

-72

662

14

7

41

22

-14

18

0

0

0

11

17

38

26,436

2,361

33,736

18

18

44

63,601

289

68,766

506

-177

488

1

25

9

1,079

552

3,113

0

0

0

1,079

-390

2,273

4,494

412

6,431

5,534

1,638

7,687

78

-43

90

17

6

0

0

0

0

100

-56

83

645

109

658

0

0

0

132

29

190

11

14

11

26,744

6,343

17,825

54

288

268

8

47

4

2,382

-635

4,366

8

5

8

244,379

-10,695

331,567

September 25

0 31 334 457 278,068 539 770 407 44 0 0 978 63 2,019 2,024 846 2,446 1,745 76 54 4,430 751 3,201 1,876 2 1,272 23 29 0 27 33,784 69 68,888 1,047 0 2,669 0 2,389 10,001 6,894 132 102 0 59 658 0 380 10 4,246 373 99 6,114 9 440,435

Note: Information on the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) program can be found in Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) 17-20: PEUC Program information

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