FEBRUARY 2009
STATE UI PROGRAM ACTIVITIES:
Despite the moderate seasonal downturn in claims from January the economic trend was evident when compared to February last year
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INITIAL CLAIMS |
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BENEFITS |
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Initial Claims |
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Total – $51,577,035 |
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Totaled 40,988 in February |
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$52,769,454 paid in January |
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Dropped 33% from January |
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$20,213,507 total February year-ago |
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Gained over 100% compared to last year |
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First Payments |
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Activity Trends (Over-the-month) |
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February’s total 19,786 |
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One-third fewer new claims |
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Dropped 39% from January |
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Additionals down 32% |
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Added 11,044 over year-ago total |
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Partials declined 51% |
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Average Weekly Check – $210.35 |
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Year-ago Comparison |
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109% increase in total claims |
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Beneficiaries |
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107% boost recorded in partials |
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80,385 February total |
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Substantial jump in additionals |
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94,690 January total |
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34,148 February last year |
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Industry Trends (Leading Declines) |
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Transportation equipment |
(-5,215) |
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MID-MONTH
INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT; |
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Apparel |
(-2,383) |
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Admin/support |
(-1,742) |
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Insured Unemployment Rate |
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Construction |
(-1,605) |
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3.8% February and January |
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Furniture |
(-1,120) |
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1.7% February last year |
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FEDERAL PROGRAM |
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Total – 247,715 |
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ACTIVITIES |
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5% drop from January |
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Workload Levels |
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Doubled February last year's total |
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Initial claims dropped 20% to 198 |
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Weeks claimed rose 2% to 1,685 |
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Industry Trends |
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Weeks paid fell 3% to 1,538 |
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Transportation mfg sector led the declines (-6,740) |
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Benefits declined to $473,494, down 5% |
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Textile mill sector next sharpest drop (-3,053) |
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Apparel payments down
(-2,830) |
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