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In the week ending Jan. 7, the advance figure for
seasonally adjusted initial claims was 355,000, an increase of 17,000 from the
previous week's revised figure of 338,000. The 4-week moving average was
334,750, an increase of 8,000 from the previous week's revised average of
326,750.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate
was 2.3 percent for the week ending Dec. 31, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point
from the prior week's unrevised rate of 2.4 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured
unemployment during the week ending Dec. 31 was 2,510,000, a decrease of 44,000
from the preceding week's unrevised level of 2,554,000. The 4-week moving
average was 2,522,000, an increase of 18,750 from the preceding week's
unrevised average of 2,503,250.
The advance number of actual initial claims under state
programs, unadjusted, totaled 615,229 in the week ending Jan. 7, an increase of
132,463 from the previous week. There were 675,448 initial claims in the
comparable week in 1994.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.8
percent during the week ending Dec. 31, an increase of 0.4 percentage point
from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI
benefits in state programs totaled 2,969,919, an increase of 382,655 from the
preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 3.2 percent and the volume was
3,367,915.
Extended benefits were available in Puerto Rico during the
week ending Dec. 24.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian
employees totaled 2,190 in the week ending Dec. 31, a decrease of 97 from the
prior week. There were 2,468 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a
decrease of 367 from the preceding week.
There were 37,781 former Federal civilian employees
claiming UI benefits during the week ending Dec. 24, an increase of 4,225 from
the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 33,468,
a decrease of 548 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending
Dec. 24 were in Alaska (6.4 percent), Puerto Rico (5.1), Washington (4.7),
Rhode Island (4.5), Idaho (4.0), Oregon (3.9), California (3.8), Montana (3.7),
Maine (3.2), and Arkansas (3.1).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending
Dec. 31 were in Wisconsin (+13,125), Pennsylvania (+11,533), Michigan (+8,830),
North Carolina (+8,678), and Massachusetts (+5,282), while the largest
decreases were in California (-8,364), Illinois (-5,521), Texas (-3,747),
Virginia (-2,513), and Washington (-1,448).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Jan. 7 Dec. 31 Change Dec. 24 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 355,000 338,000 +17,000 321,000 352,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 615,229 482,766 +132,463 423,390 675,448
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 334,750 326,750 +8,000 323,250 330,500
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Dec. 31 Dec. 24 Change Dec. 17 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,510,000 2,554,000 -44,000 2,530,000 2,621,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,969,919 2,587,264 +382,655 2,527,773 3,367,915
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,522,000 2,503,250 +18,750 2,507,750 2,691,500
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA) 2.3% 2.4% -0.1 2.3% 2.5%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA) 2.8% 2.4% +0.4 2.3% 3.2%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Dec. 31 Dec. 24 Change Year
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Federal Employees 2,190 2,287 -97 2,284
Newly Discharged Veterans 2,468 2,835 -367 2,845
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Dec. 24 Dec. 17 Change Year
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Federal Employees 37,781 33,556 +4,225 37,057
Newly Discharged Veterans 33,468 34,016 -548 42,564
Railroad Retirement Board 6,000 6,000 0 7,000
Extended Benefits 10,837 12,804 -1,967 50,536
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FOOTNOTES
SA - Seasonally Adjusted Data
NSA - Not Seasonally Adjusted Data
1 - Prior year is comparable to most recent data.
UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 12/31/1994
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
CA -8,364 Decrease due to a shorter workweek (Christmas Day
Holiday).
IL -5,521 Fewer layoffs in the construction and trade
industries, and manufacturing.
TX -3,747 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, service,
glass, fabricated metals, and transportation
equipment industries.
VA -2,513 Layoffs in the textile, apparel, furniture, food,
and leather goods industries.
WA -1,448 No comment.
FL -1,215 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and
service industries, and agriculture.
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
CT +1,065 No comment.
KS +1,121 Layoffs in the service and mining industries, and
manufacturing.
NH +1,160 No comment.
RI +2,124 Layoffs in the construction, service, and
transportation industries, and manufacturing.
TN +2,170 Layoffs in the construction, trade, food, textile,
apparel, lumber, furniture, paper, printing, leather
goods, primary metals, fabricated metals, industrial
machinery, electrical equipment, transportation
equipment, and service industries.
IA +2,283 No comment.
GA +2,372 Layoffs in the textile and apparel industries, and
manufacturing.
NJ +2,442 Layoffs in the service industry.
MD +2,957 Layoffs in various industries.
AL +4,156 Layoffs in the textile, service, and food processing
industries.
SC +4,203 Layoffs in the industrial machinery industry.
AR +4,267 Layoffs in the food, lumber, and electrical
equipment industries.
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
KY +4,408 Layoffs in the food and textile industries.
MA +5,282 Layoffs in the service industries.
NC +8,678 Layoffs in the trade and electrical equipment
industries.
MI +8,830 Seasonal layoffs.
PA +11,533 Layoffs in the transportation, textile, and lumber
industries.
WI +13,125 Layoffs in the construction, trade, and service
industries, and manufacturing.
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