Printer-Friendly Version

Archived News Release--Caution: information may be out of date.

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT

March 16, 1995

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

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA

In the week ending March 11, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 343,000, an increase of 5,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 338,000. The 4-week moving average was 339,250, a decrease of 1,250 from the previous week's revised average of 340,500.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.3 percent for the week ending March 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 March 4 was 2,511,000, an increase of 3,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,508,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,521,250, an increase of 2,000 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,519,250.

UNADJUSTED DATA

The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 339,381 in the week ending March 11, a decrease of 2,681 from the previous week. There were 331,023 initial claims in the comparable week in 1994.

The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.8 percent during the week ending March 4, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 3,068,760, a decrease of 76,839 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 3.2 percent and the volume was 3,357,435.

Extended benefits were available in Alaska and Puerto Rico during the week ending Feb. 25.

Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 1,922 in the week ending March 4, an increase of 170 from the prior week. There were 2,484 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase of 301 from the preceding week.

There were 33,423 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits during the week ending Feb. 25, a decrease of 2,232 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 33,316, a decrease of 1,150 from the prior week.

The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Feb. 25 were in Alaska (8.0 percent), Puerto Rico (6.9), Rhode Island (6.8), Idaho (5.2), Montana (5.0), Washington (5.0), Maine (4.4), Pennsylvania (4.4), California (4.3), and West Virginia (4.3).

The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending March 4 were in New York (+6,625), California (+6,210), Pennsylvania (+2,592), Illinois (+2,227), and Washington (+2,010), while the largest decreases were in Massachusetts (-3,472), North Carolina (-2,423), Tennessee (-1,407), Rhode Island (-1,165), and South Carolina (-833).

  
     

                  

===============================================================================
             UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS   
===============================================================================
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                            Advance                                      Prior1
WEEK ENDING                 March 11     March 4   Change    Feb. 25       Year
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Initial Claims (SA)          343,000     338,000   +5,000    332,000    343,000
Initial Claims (NSA)         339,381     342,062   -2,681    316,927    331,023
4-Wk Moving Average (SA)     339,250     340,500   -1,250    335,750    345,000
        
   
                            Advance                                      Prior1
WEEK ENDING                  March 4     Feb. 25   Change    Feb. 18       Year
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ins. Unemployment (SA)     2,511,000   2,508,000   +3,000  2,549,000  2,767,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA)    3,068,760   3,145,599  -76,839  3,066,721  3,357,435
4-Wk Moving Average (SA)   2,521,250   2,519,250   +2,000  2,524,250  2,793,500
  
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)     2.3%        2.3%      0.0       2.3%       2.6%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)    2.8%        2.9%     -0.1       2.8%       3.2%

===============================================================================
              INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
===============================================================================
                                                                                
                     Prior1
WEEK ENDING                    March 4     Feb. 25    Change         Year
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Federal Employees                1,922       1,752      +170        2,012 
Newly Discharged Veterans        2,484       2,183      +301        3,247 

===============================================================================
          PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
=============================================================================== 
                                                                                
                                        
                                                                   Prior1
WEEK ENDING                     Feb. 25    Feb. 18    Change         Year
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Federal Employees                33,423     35,655    -2,232       35,228 
Newly Discharged Veterans        33,316     34,466    -1,150       44,030
Railroad Retirement Board         8,000      8,000         0       10,000
Extended Benefits                16,783     12,917    +3,866       50,715 

===============================================================================
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 03/04/1995
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

     State    Change   State Supplied Comment
       
       MA    -3,472    No comment.
       NC    -2,423    Fewer layoffs in the apparel industry.
       TN    -1,407    Fewer layoffs in the textile, apparel, paper,
                       rubber, leather goods, fabricated metals,
                       transportation equipment, and service industries.
       RI    -1,165    Fewer layoffs in the construction, service, and
                       transportation industries, and manufacturing.
       
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

     State    Change   State Supplied Comment

       PR    +1,110    No comment.
       OH    +1,171    No comment.
       KS    +1,213    Layoffs in manufacturing.
       VA    +1,261    Layoffs in the apparel, food, fabricated metals,
                       tobacco, and furniture industries.
       IN    +1,337    Layoffs in the transportation equipment industry.
       MI    +1,733    Layoffs scattered throughout the state.
       WA    +2,010    No comment.
       IL    +2,227    Layoffs in the construction, trade, and service
                       industries, and manufacturing.
       PA    +2,592    Layoffs in the apparel and food industries.
       CA    +6,210    Layoffs in the construction and service industries,
                       and manufacturing.
       NY    +6,625    No comment.

                                #  #  #  #

Archived News Release--Caution: information may be out of date.