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In the week ending April 15, the advance figure for
seasonally adjusted initial claims was 342,000, a decrease of 5,000 from the
previous week's revised figure of 347,000. The 4-week moving average was
342,250, a decrease of 1,500 from the previous week's revised average of
343,750.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate
was 2.3 percent for the week ending April 8, an increase of 0.1 percentage
point from the prior week's unrevised rate of 2.2 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured
unemployment during the week ending April 8 was 2,470,000, an increase of
20,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,450,000. The 4-week moving
average was 2,483,500, a decrease of 17,000 from the preceding week's revised
average of 2,500,500.
The advance number of actual initial claims under state
programs, unadjusted, totaled 318,884 in the week ending April 15, a decrease
of 40,919 from the previous week. There were 327,166 initial claims in the
comparable week in 1994.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.4
percent during the week ending April 8, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from
the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits
in state programs totaled 2,675,386, a decrease of 71,086 from the preceding
week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.8 percent and the volume was
2,974,931.
Extended benefits were available in Alaska and Puerto Rico
during the week ending April 1.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian
employees totaled 2,417 in the week ending April 8, an increase of 862 from the
prior week. There were 2,432 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an
increase of 312 from the preceding week.
There were 31,617 former Federal civilian employees
claiming UI benefits during the week ending April 1, an increase of 603 from
the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 31,090,
a decrease of 302 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending
April 1 were in Alaska (6.3 percent), Puerto Rico (6.1), Rhode Island (5.2),
California (4.3), Washington (4.2), Maine (3.9), Idaho (3.8), Montana (3.7),
Oregon (3.6), Pennsylvania (3.5), and Vermont (3.5).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending
April 8 were in Pennsylvania (+8,108), Michigan (+5,338), Oklahoma (+3,831),
California (+3,149), and Florida (+3,108), while the largest decreases were in
Maine (-588), New Hampshire (-441), New Mexico (-242), Colorado (-48), and
Nebraska (-34).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 15 April 8 Change April 1 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 342,000 347,000 -5,000 342,000 360,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 318,884 359,803 -40,919 293,440 327,166
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 342,250 343,750 -1,500 342,750 344,000
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 8 April 1 Change March 25 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,470,000 2,450,000 +20,000 2,525,000 2,752,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,675,386 2,746,472 -71,086 2,885,981 2,974,931
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,483,500 2,500,500 -17,000 2,513,000 2,725,500
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA) 2.3% 2.2% +0.1 2.3% 2.6%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA) 2.4% 2.5% -0.1 2.7% 2.8%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 8 April 1 Change Year
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Federal Employees 2,417 1,555 +862 2,737
Newly Discharged Veterans 2,432 2,120 +312 3,131
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 1 March 25 Change Year
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Federal Employees 31,617 31,014 +603 32,507
Newly Discharged Veterans 31,090 31,392 -302 40,090
Railroad Retirement Board 7,000 7,000 0 8,000
Extended Benefits 16,181 17,699 -1,518 27,117
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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 04/08/1995
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
None
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
MA +1,119 No comment.
MO +1,156 Layoffs in the transportation, construction, trade,
and service industries.
HI +1,227 No comment.
SC +1,307 Layoffs in the textile industry.
MN +1,320 Increase due to the start of a new quarter of wage
credits for benefit purposes.
TN +1,365 Layoffs in the food, textile, apparel, leather
goods, fabricated metals, and electronic equipment
industries.
GA +1,412 Layoffs in the carpet industry.
VA +1,432 Increase due to the start of a new quarter of wage
credits for benefit purposes, as well as layoffs in
the textile, tobacco, and furniture industries.
LA +1,437 No comment.
AZ +1,518 Layoffs in agriculture.
WA +1,594 No comment.
OH +1,650 No comment.
TX +1,668 Layoffs in the apparel, transportation equipment,
trade, and service industries.
PR +1,685 No comment.
WI +1,719 Layoffs in the construction, trade, and service
industries, and manufacturing.
OR +1,850 No comment.
MD +1,869 Layoffs in the plastic products, leather goods,
service, and transportation equipment industries.
DE +1,961 Layoffs in the automobile industry.
NJ +2,268 Increase due to the start of a new quarter of wage
credits for benefit purposes.
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
AL +2,280 Layoffs in the apparel, electrical equipment, trade,
and service industries.
IN +2,470 Layoffs in the service and electrical equipment
industries.
FL +3,108 Layoffs in the construction, trade, and service
industries, and manufacturing.
CA +3,149 No comment.
OK +3,831 Layoffs in the automobile industry.
MI +5,338 Layoffs scattered throughout the state.
PA +8,108 Layoffs in the food, glass, and transportation
industries.
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