JANUARY 2010
UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION HIGHLIGHTS
STATE UI PROGRAM ACTIVITIES:
Claim levels down significantly compared to last year
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Initial Claims – 40,535 |
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Total – $49,258,825 |
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40,014 December 2009 |
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$55,996,413 December 2009 |
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61,033 January 2009 |
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$52,769,454 January 2009 |
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Activity Trends (Over-the-month) |
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First Payments – 23,727 |
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New claims increased 19% |
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37% increase over the month |
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Additional filers fell 29% |
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27% drop from last year |
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Partial claims rose 22% |
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Average Weekly Check – $207.40 |
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Year-ago Comparison |
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20% decrease in new filers |
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BENEFICIARIES |
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54% fewer additional claims |
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Total recipients – 84,735 |
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40% decline in Partial applicants |
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Increased 12% over the month |
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Totaled 94,690 last year |
| WEEKS COMPENSATED |
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Total – 240,816 |
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MID-MONTH
INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT |
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272,646 December total |
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261,934 January last year |
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Insured Unemployment Rate – 3.6% |
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3.5% December |
| EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT |
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3.8% January year-ago |
| ACTIVITIES |
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TIER 1 |
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FEDERAL PROGRAM LEVELS |
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6,221 January initial claims |
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Workload Trends |
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113,649 Weeks claimed |
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Initial claims lowered 8% to 232 |
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Weeks claimed fell 2% to 1,960 |
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TIER 2 |
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Weeks paid dropped 22% to 1,762 |
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5,698 Redeterminations |
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Benefits totaled $564,919, down 21% |
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46,221 Weeks claimed |
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| HEB EXTENDED BENEFITS |
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37 January initial claims |
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43 Weeks claimed |
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319 Weeks compensated |
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Alabama triggered off the Extended Benefit |
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Program effective December 26, 2009 |
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