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In the week ending Jan. 28, the advance figure for
seasonally adjusted initial claims was 326,000, an increase of 1,000 from the
previous week's unrevised figure of 325,000. The 4-week moving average was
336,000, a decrease of 3,000 from the previous week's revised average of
339,000.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate
was 2.3 percent for the week ending Jan. 21, 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 Jan. 21 was 2,470,000, a decrease of 90,000
from the preceding week's revised level of 2,560,000. The 4-week moving average
was 2,483,750, a decrease of 24,000 from the preceding week's revised average
of 2,507,750.
The advance number of actual initial claims under state
programs, unadjusted, totaled 396,218 in the week ending Jan. 28, a decrease of
4,678 from the previous week. There were 481,007 initial claims in the
comparable week in 1994.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.9
percent during the week ending Jan. 21, unchanged from the prior week. The
advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs
totaled 3,158,906, an increase of 53,101 from the preceding week. A year
earlier, the rate was 3.4 percent and the volume was 3,560,693.
Extended benefits were available in Puerto Rico during the
week ending Jan. 14.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian
employees totaled 2,371 in the week ending Jan. 21, a decrease of 1,815 from
the prior week. There were 2,662 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a
decrease of 841 from the preceding week.
There were 35,960 former Federal civilian employees
claiming UI benefits during the week ending Jan. 14, a decrease of 4,478 from
the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 35,296,
a decrease of 2,773 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending
Jan. 14 were in Alaska (7.6 percent), Rhode Island (6.7), Puerto Rico (6.5),
Idaho (5.0), Washington (4.9), Montana (4.7), California (4.4), Oregon (4.3),
Pennsylvania (4.2), and Maine (4.1).
The only increase in initial claims for the week ending
Jan. 21 was in New Mexico (+1,165), while the largest decreases were in
California (-23,047), North Carolina (-18,291), Alabama (-15,941), Tennessee
(-15,357), and Pennsylvania (-11,491).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Jan. 28 Jan. 21 Change Jan. 14 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 326,000 325,000 +1,000 339,000 408,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 396,218 400,896 -4,678 608,872 481,007
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 336,000 339,000 -3,000 338,000 369,750
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Jan. 21 Jan. 14 Change Jan. 7 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,470,000 2,560,000 -90,000 2,437,000 2,821,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 3,158,906 3,105,805 +53,101 3,204,273 3,560,693
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,483,750 2,507,750 -24,000 2,500,250 2,688,250
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA) 2.3% 2.4% -0.1 2.2% 2.7%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA) 2.9% 2.9% 0.0 2.9% 3.4%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Jan. 21 Jan. 14 Change Year
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Federal Employees 2,371 4,186 -1,815 2,067
Newly Discharged Veterans 2,662 3,503 -841 2,988
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Jan. 14 Jan. 7 Change Year
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Federal Employees 35,960 40,438 -4,478 35,246
Newly Discharged Veterans 35,296 38,069 -2,773 43,842
Railroad Retirement Board 7,000 7,000 0 9,000
Extended Benefits 11,683 14,882 -3,199 49,315
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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 01/21/1995
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
CA -23,047 Decrease due to a shorter workweek (Dr. King's
Holiday).
NC -18,291 Fewer layoffs in the textile, apparel, furniture,
and electrical equipment industries.
AL -15,941 Fewer layoffs in the apparel, textile, and lumber
industries.
TN -15,357 Fewer layoffs in the construction, food, fabricated
metals, textile, apparel, industrial machinery,
electrical equipment, transportation equipment,
lumber, furniture, service, rubber, paper, chemical,
primary metals, and leather goods industries, and
manufacturing.
PA -11,491 Fewer layoffs in the apparel, lumber, and
transportation equipment industries.
OH -11,367 No comment.
NY -10,985 Decrease due to a shorter workweek (Dr. King's
Holiday).
IL -10,959 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and
service industries, and manufacturing.
MI -8,460 Fewer layoffs in the automobile industry.
NJ -8,087 Decrease due to a shorter workweek (Dr. King's
Holiday), and also due to fewer layoffs in the
construction, trade, and service industries.
GA -7,394 Fewer layoffs in the textile and carpet industries.
MO -7,083 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, service,
and apparel industries.
SC -6,358 Fewer layoffs in the textile industry.
VA -4,286 Fewer layoffs in the construction and textile
industries.
MN -3,454 Fewer layoffs in the construction industry.
WA -3,326 No comment.
WI -3,238 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and
service industries, and manufacturing.
FL -3,070 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and
service industries, and manufacturing.
KY -2,879 Fewer layoffs in the rubber industry.
TX -2,800 Fewer layoffs in the trade, service, transportation
equipment, mining, food, and fabricated metals
industries.
OR -2,681 No comment.
KS -2,370 Fewer layoffs in manufacturing.
MD -2,229 Fewer layoffs in the service and food industries.
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
MA -2,209 No comment.
IN -2,032 Fewer layoffs in manufacturing.
ME -1,976 Fewer layoffs in the shoe and trade industries.
LA -1,633 No comment.
RI -1,449 Fewer layoffs in the construction, service, and
transportation industries, and manufacturing.
CT -1,413 No comment.
WV -1,349 No comment.
NV -1,345 Decrease due to a shorter workweek (Dr. King's
Holiday).
IA -1,299 No comment.
OK -1,026 No comment.
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
NM +1,165 No comment.
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