The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) today published the following report on unemployment insurance weekly claims.
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending June 6, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 229,000, an increase of 4,000 from the previous week’s unrevised level of 225,000. The 4-week moving average was 219,000, an increase of 4,250 from the previous week’s unrevised average of 214,750.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.2 percent for the week ending May 30, unchanged from the previous week’s unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending May 30 was 1,795,000, an increase of 24,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised down by 6,000 from 1,777,000 to 1,771,000. The 4-week moving average was 1,780,500, an increase of 4,750 from the previous week’s revised average. The previous week’s average was revised down by 1,500 from 1,777,250 to 1,775,750.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 228,276 in the week ending June 6, an increase of 39,713 (or 21.1 percent) from the previous week. The seasonal factors had expected an increase of 35,595 (or 18.9 percent) from the previous week. There were 243,980 initial claims in the comparable week in 2025.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.1 percent during the week ending May 30, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted level of insured unemployment in state programs totaled 1,686,991, an increase of 48,667 (or 3.0 percent) from the preceding week. The seasonal factors had expected an increase of 26,567 (or 1.6 percent) from the previous week. A year earlier, the rate was 1.2 percent and the volume was 1,826,063.
The total number of continued weeks claimed for benefits in all programs for the week ending May 23 was 1,665,617, a decrease of 20,205 from the previous week. There were 1,783,766 weekly claims filed for benefits in all programs in the comparable week in 2025.
No state was triggered “on” the Extended Benefits program during the week ending May 23.
Initial claims for UI benefits filed by former Federal civilian employees totaled 553 in the week ending May 30, an increase of 89 from the prior week. There were 337 initial claims filed by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of 48 from the preceding week.
There were 6,563 continued weeks claimed filed by former Federal civilian employees the week ending May 23, a decrease of 591 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 4,419, a decrease of 74 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending May 23 were in New Jersey (2.1), Washington (2.0), Massachusetts (1.9), California (1.8), Oregon (1.7), Rhode Island (1.7), Nevada (1.6), New York (1.6), Puerto Rico (1.6), and Illinois (1.4).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending May 30 were in California (+3,532), Minnesota (+1,706), Tennessee (+1,671), Ohio (+1,342), and Illinois (+1,203), while the largest decreases were in Texas (-2,125), New Jersey (-901), Kansas (-726), Massachusetts (-669), and Florida (-607).
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