Combined with a somewhat higher revision to last week’s preliminary number, initial claims in California remained largely stable over the past three weeks while dropping sharply in the rest of the country.
Initial claims continued to rise in California while dropping sharply in the rest of the country. California claims were up 9.9%, while claims in the other states dropped by just under a quarter.
Reflecting seasonal factors but likely the effects of the Omicron variant as well, initial claims for the week of January 8 continued rising at a greater rate. Initial claims in California rose 25.5%.
Initial claims for the week of January 1 rose slightly compared to the prior week but were down overall by about 10% compared to the first three weeks of December. Initial claims in California rose 4.1%.
Initial claims for the week of December 11 continued rising but at a slower rate in the state while declining elsewhere in the nation.
Initial claims for the week of December 4 reversed the downward trend of the past two weeks. Initial claims in California rose 20.8%.
Initial claims for the week of November 27 finally saw some movement within California towards pre-pandemic levels.
Initial claims rose 11.7% in California for the week of November 13 while dropping 12.2% in the rest of the country.
Initial claims eased 4.3% for the week ending November 6 in California, while rising 8.4% in the rest of the US largely due to increased claims in states with substantial vehicle manufacturing as that industry has cut production due to the current supply chain blockages.
Initial claims within California rose 4.2% during the week of October 30, while claims in the rest of the country continued their longer-term decline, dropping 5.1%.
Initial claims within California dropped 10.8% during the week of October 23, while claims in the rest of the country eased 2.1%.
Initial claims within California soared 27.8% during the week of October 16, while claims in the rest of the country plunged 19.3%.
Initial claims within California rose 5.0% during the week of October 9, while claims in the rest of the country rose 6.5%. The seasonally adjusted number of claims dropped 10.9% for the US.
Initial claims within California dropped 13.4% during the week of October 2, while claims in the rest of the country fell 14.0%. In all, California contained 26.3% of all initial claims filed during the week. PUA initial claims—which are still being processed for claims covering the previously eligible period—rose to 12,826.
Initial claims within California again jumped during the week of September 25, rising 26.1%, while claims in the rest of the country dropped 11.1%. In all, California contained 41.0% of all initial claims processed during the week.