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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT

February 9, 1995

For more information call: (202) 219-6871.

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA

In the week ending Feb. 4, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 318,000, a decrease of 8,000 from the previous week's unrevised figure of 326,000. The 4-week moving average was 327,000, a decrease of 9,000 from the previous week's unrevised average of 336,000.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.3 percent for the week ending Jan. 28, an increase of 0.1 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. 28 was 2,503,000, an increase of 57,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,446,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,486,750, an increase of 8,750 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,478,000.

UNADJUSTED DATA

The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 381,672 in the week ending Feb. 4, a decrease of 14,800 from the previous week. There were 426,761 initial claims in the comparable week in 1994.

The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.9 percent during the week ending Jan. 28, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 3,141,797, an increase of 13,724 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 3.2 percent and the volume was 3,419,383.

Extended benefits were available in Puerto Rico during the week ending Jan. 21.

Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 2,708 in the week ending Jan. 28, an increase of 335 from the prior week. There were 2,801 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase of 139 from the preceding week.

There were 40,416 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits during the week ending Jan. 21, an increase of 4,433 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 37,648, an increase of 2,285 from the prior week.

The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Jan. 21 were in Puerto Rico (7.6 percent), Alaska (7.5), Rhode Island (5.8), Washington (5.1), California (4.6), Idaho (4.6), Montana (4.6), Maine (4.4), Oregon (4.3), Pennsylvania (3.9), and West Virginia (3.9).

The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Jan. 28 were in California (+9,999), Michigan (+4,105), Illinois +1,937), New York +(1,077), and Wisconsin (+724), while the largest decreases were in Tennessee (-6,610), North Carolina (-3,498), South Carolina (-3,443), Connecticut (-2,390), and Ohio (-2,018).

 
    
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             UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS   
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                            Advance                                      Prior1
WEEK ENDING                   Feb. 4     Jan. 28   Change    Jan. 21       Year
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Initial Claims (SA)          318,000     326,000   -8,000    325,000    359,000
Initial Claims (NSA)         381,672     396,472  -14,800    400,772    426,761
4-Wk Moving Average (SA)     327,000     336,000   -9,000    339,000    371,500
        
   
                            Advance                                      Prior1
WEEK ENDING                  Jan. 28     Jan. 21   Change    Jan. 14       Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA)     2,503,000   2,446,000  +57,000  2,561,000  2,744,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA)    3,141,797   3,128,073  +13,724  3,106,510  3,419,383
4-Wk Moving Average (SA)   2,486,750   2,478,000   +8,750  2,508,000  2,719,000
  
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)     2.3%        2.2%     +0.1       2.4%       2.6%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)    2.9%        2.9%      0.0       2.9%       3.2%

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              INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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                     Prior1
WEEK ENDING                    Jan. 28     Jan. 21    Change         Year
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Federal Employees                2,708       2,373      +335        2,627 
Newly Discharged Veterans        2,801       2,662      +139        3,405

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          PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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WEEK ENDING                     Jan. 21    Jan. 14    Change         Year
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Federal Employees                40,416     35,983    +4,433       42,311 
Newly Discharged Veterans        37,648     35,363    +2,285       47,943
Railroad Retirement Board         8,000      8,000         0       10,000
Extended Benefits                14,450     11,678    +2,772       51,051 

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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 01/28/1995
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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     State    Change   State Supplied Comment
       
       TN    -6,610    Fewer layoffs in the construction, food, textile,
                       apparel, lumber, furniture, service, paper, leather
                       goods, primary metals, industrial machinery, and
                       electrical equipment industries, and manufacturing.
       NC    -3,498    Fewer layoffs in the textile industry.
       SC    -3,443    Fewer layoffs in the textile industry.
       CT    -2,390    No comment.
       OH    -2,018    No comment.
       TX    -1,645    Fewer layoffs in the oil and gas, apparel,
                       transportation equipment, and service industries.
       MS    -1,430    Fewer layoffs in the machinery industry.

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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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     State    Change   State Supplied Comment

       NY    +1,077    No comment.
       IL    +1,937    Layoffs in the construction, trade, and service
                       industries.
       MI    +4,105    Scattered layoffs throughout the state.
       CA    +9,999    Layoffs in agriculture, due to inclement weather.


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