initial UI claims for regular. state programs wk ending 12/5:
actual: 948 k
seasonally adj: 853k
4-wk avg (SA): 776 k
year ago 4-wk avg: 219 k
PUA 428 k
insured unempl wk ending 11/28
act.: 5.781 m
S.A.: 5.757 m

https://www.dol.gov/ui/data.pdf  1/4

insured unemployment is regular state UI for the week ending 11/28

data for all programs is for week ending 11/21: 19.0 m
including 8.6 million claiming Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA),
4.5 m claiming PEUC for those exhausting state UI
https://www.cbpp.org/research/economy/policy-basics-unemployment-insurance

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More than two thirds of UI claims in week ending 11/21 are in CARES programs that only last through week ending December 26 (PUA and PEUC). Some in PEUC might get EB; others nothing if Congress doesn’t act.
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per GAO recommendation, DOL warns in footnote that “Continued weeks claimed represent all weeks of benefits claimed during the week being reported, and do not represent the number of unique individuals filing continued claims.”
https://www.gao.gov/reports/GAO-21-191/#Recommendations
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