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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT

February 16, 1995

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

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA

In the week ending Feb. 11, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 338,000, an increase of 20,000 from the previous week's unrevised figure of 318,000. The 4-week moving average was 326,750, a decrease of 250 from the previous week's unrevised average of 327,000.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.3 percent for the week ending Feb. 4, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised rate of 2.3 percent.

The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending Feb. 4 was 2,521,000, an increase of 7,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,514,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,513,000, an increase of 21,000 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,492,000.

UNADJUSTED DATA

The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 377,901 in the week ending Feb. 11, a decrease of 4,480 from the previous week. There were 385,594 initial claims in the comparable week in 1994.

The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.9 percent during the week ending Feb. 4, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 3,113,369, a decrease of 42,138 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 3.2 percent and the volume was 3,342,851.

Extended benefits were available in Puerto Rico during the week ending Jan. 28.

Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 2,432 in the week ending Feb. 4, a decrease of 282 from the prior week. There were 2,691 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of 113 from the preceding week.

There were 35,867 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits during the week ending Jan. 28, a decrease of 4,283 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 36,167, a decrease of 1,602 from the prior week.

The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Jan. 28 were in Alaska (8.1 percent), Puerto Rico (6.6), Rhode Island (6.4), Idaho (5.1), Washington (4.9), Montana (4.8), California (4.4), Maine (4.3), Pennsylvania (4.3), and West Virginia (4.2).

The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Feb. 4 were in California (+3,029), Oregon (+892), South Carolina (+892), Nevada (+474), and Idaho (+457), while the largest decreases were in New York (-2,506), Michigan (-2,166), Pennsylvania (-2,032), Missouri (-1,333), and Texas (-1,256).

  

    
     
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             UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS   
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                            Advance                                      Prior1
WEEK ENDING                  Feb. 11      Feb. 4   Change    Jan. 28       Year
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Initial Claims (SA)          338,000     318,000  +20,000    326,000    358,000
Initial Claims (NSA)         377,901     382,381   -4,480    396,457    385,594
4-Wk Moving Average (SA)     326,750     327,000     -250    336,000    370,750
        
   
                            Advance                                      Prior1
WEEK ENDING                   Feb. 4     Jan. 28   Change    Jan. 21       Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA)     2,521,000   2,514,000   +7,000  2,456,000  2,738,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA)    3,113,369   3,155,507  -42,138  3,140,684  3,342,851
4-Wk Moving Average (SA)   2,513,000   2,492,000  +21,000  2,480,500  2,736,500
  
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)     2.3%        2.3%      0.0       2.3%       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                     Feb. 4     Jan. 28    Change         Year
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Federal Employees                2,432       2,714      -282        2,459 
Newly Discharged Veterans        2,691       2,804      -113        3,653

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          PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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WEEK ENDING                     Jan. 28    Jan. 21    Change         Year
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Federal Employees                35,867     40,150    -4,283       37,033 
Newly Discharged Veterans        36,167     37,769    -1,602       45,000
Railroad Retirement Board         9,000      9,000         0       11,000
Extended Benefits                12,752     14,450    -1,698       42,532 

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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 02/04/1995
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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     State    Change   State Supplied Comment
       
       NY    -2,506    No comment.
       MI    -2,166    Fewer scattered layoffs throughout the state.
       PA    -2,032    Fewer layoffs in the food, lumber, wood products,
                       primary metals, and electrical equipment industries.
       MO    -1,333    Fewer layoffs in the construction industry.
       TX    -1,256    Fewer layoffs in the furniture, mining, oil and gas,
                       leather goods, chemical, electrical equipment, non-
                       electrical machinery, scientific instruments, trade,
                       service, and transportation industries.
       AR    -1,221    Fewer layoffs in the non-electrical machinery
                       industry.
       OH    -1,147    No comment.
       NC    -1,124    No comment.
       IL    -1,078    Fewer layoffs in the trade and service industries,
                       and manufacturing.
       TN    -1,015    Fewer layoffs in the construction, textile, apparel,
                       furniture, paper, leather goods, industrial
                       machinery, electronic equipment, and service
                       industries.

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

       CA    +3,029    No comment.



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