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In the week ending Jan. 21, the advance figure for
seasonally adjusted initial claims was 325,000, a decrease of 13,000 from the
previous week's revised figure of 338,000. The 4-week moving average was
338,750, an increase of 1,000 from the previous week's revised average of
337,750.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate
was 2.4 percent for the week ending Jan. 14, an increase of 0.2 percentage
point from the prior week's revised rate of 2.2 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured
unemployment during the week ending Jan. 14 was 2,573,000, an increase of
134,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,439,000. The 4-week moving
average was 2,511,500, an increase of 10,750 from the preceding week's revised
average of 2,500,750.
The advance number of actual initial claims under state
programs, unadjusted, totaled 401,328 in the week ending Jan. 21, a decrease of
205,857 from the previous week. There were 427,136 initial claims in the
comparable week in 1994.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.9
percent during the week ending Jan. 14, unchanged from the prior week. The
advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs
totaled 3,120,891, a decrease of 86,470 from the preceding week. A year
earlier, the rate was 3.0 percent and the volume was 3,193,328.
Extended benefits were available in Puerto Rico during the
week ending Jan. 7.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian
employees totaled 4,163 in the week ending Jan. 14, an increase of 265 from the
prior week. There were 3,499 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an
increase of 634 from the preceding week.
There were 40,522 former Federal civilian employees
claiming UI benefits during the week ending Jan. 7, an increase of 6,735 from
the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 38,192,
an increase of 3,961 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending
Jan. 7 were in Puerto Rico (7.4 percent), Alaska (7.2), Rhode Island (5.7),
Washington (5.1), Idaho (4.6), California (4.4), Montana (4.2), Maine (4.1),
Oregon (4.1), and Pennsylvania (4.0).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending
Jan. 14 were in California (+16,608), Ohio (+7,552), Texas (+5,868), New Jersey
(+5,411), and Tennessee (+5,211), while the largest decreases were in
Pennsylvania (-6,864), Michigan (-5,521), Wisconsin (-5,466), South Carolina
(-5,184), and Kentucky (-4,919).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Jan. 21 Jan. 14 Change Jan. 7 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 325,000 338,000 -13,000 354,000 358,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 401,328 607,185 -205,857 612,648 427,136
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 338,750 337,750 +1,000 334,500 355,500
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Jan. 14 Jan. 7 Change Dec. 31 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,573,000 2,439,000 +134,000 2,468,000 2,643,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 3,120,891 3,207,361 -86,470 2,919,249 3,193,328
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,511,500 2,500,750 +10,750 2,514,500 2,656,000
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA) 2.4% 2.2% +0.2 2.3% 2.5%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA) 2.9% 2.9% 0.0 2.7% 3.0%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Jan. 14 Jan. 7 Change Year
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Federal Employees 4,163 3,898 +265 3,329
Newly Discharged Veterans 3,499 2,865 +634 4,060
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Jan. 7 Dec. 31 Change Year
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Federal Employees 40,522 33,787 +6,735 41,628
Newly Discharged Veterans 38,192 34,231 +3,961 48,194
Railroad Retirement Board 6,000 6,000 0 9,000
Extended Benefits 14,858 9,845 +5,013 55,057
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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 01/14/1995
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
PA -6,864 Fewer layoffs in the construction, service, and
transportation industries.
MI -5,521 Fewer scattered layoffs throughout the state.
WI -5,466 Fewer layoffs in the construction and trade
industries, and manufacturing.
SC -5,184 Fewer layoffs in the textile industry.
KY -4,919 Fewer layoffs in the transportation equipment
industry.
AR -3,954 Fewer layoffs in the transportation, furniture, and
fabricated metals industries.
NY -3,584 No comment.
MA -3,475 No comment.
IA -3,053 No comment.
MS -2,643 Fewer layoffs in the apparel and leather goods
industries.
NC -2,116 Fewer layoffs in the rubber and textile industries.
IN -2,059 Fewer layoffs in the electrical equipment
industries.
MN -2,001 No comment.
CO -1,482 No comment.
LA -1,300 No comment.
MD -1,273 Fewer layoffs in the service and electrical
equipment industries.
MT -1,093 No comment.
ND -1,024 No comment.
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
AL +1,017 Layoffs in the lumber, non-electrical machinery, and
fabricated metals industries.
PR +1,083 No comment.
GA +1,199 Layoffs in the textile and carpet industries.
NV +1,326 Increase due to the return to a five day workweek
after a shorter reporting period the previous week.
Also, due to layoffs in the construction and service
industries.
FL +1,610 Layoffs in the construction, trade, and service
industries, and manufacturing.
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
WA +1,708 No comment.
IL +4,125 Layoffs in the construction, trade, and service
industries.
TN +5,211 Layoffs in the construction, food, apparel, lumber,
furniture, paper, printing, rubber, leather goods,
fabricated metals, industrial machinery, electrical
equipment, transportation equipment, scientific
instruments, trade, and service industries, and
manufacturing.
NJ +5,411 Increase due to the return to a five day workweek
after a shorter reporting period the previous week.
TX +5,868 Layoffs in the trade industry.
OH +7,552 Scattered layoffs throughout the state.
CA +16,608 Layoffs due to inclement weather and flooding.
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