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In the week ending April 22, the advance figure for
seasonally adjusted initial claims was 349,000, an increase of 8,000 from the
previous week's revised figure of 341,000. The 4-week moving average was
344,000, an increase of 2,750 from the previous week's revised average of
341,250.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate
was 2.3 percent for the week ending April 15, 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 April 15 was 2,472,000, an increase of
6,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,466,000. The 4-week moving
average was 2,475,750, a decrease of 4,250 from the preceding week's revised
average of 2,480,000.
The advance number of actual initial claims under state
programs, unadjusted, totaled 315,905 in the week ending April 22, a decrease
of 2,092 from the previous week. There were 298,620 initial claims in the
comparable week in 1994.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.4
percent during the week ending April 15, unchanged from the prior week. The
advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs
totaled 2,647,200, a decrease of 23,005 from the preceding week. A year
earlier, the rate was 2.7 percent and the volume was 2,843,275.
Extended benefits were available in Alaska and Puerto Rico
during the week ending April 8.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian
employees totaled 1,888 in the week ending April 15, a decrease of 524 from the
prior week. There were 2,234 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a
decrease of 203 from the preceding week.
There were 28,821 former Federal civilian employees
claiming UI benefits during the week ending April 8, a decrease of 2,660 from
the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 29,304,
a decrease of 1,557 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending
April 8 were in Alaska (7.1 percent), Rhode Island (5.3), Puerto Rico (5.0),
Washington (4.3), California (4.0), Maine (4.0), Idaho (3.8), Montana (3.7),
Oregon (3.7), and Vermont (3.7).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending
April 15 were in Georgia (+2,923), California (+1,122), New York (+777), New
Mexico (+604), and Nebraska (+512), while the largest decreases were in
Michigan (-5,403), Pennsylvania (-4,902), Oklahoma (-3,657), Indiana (-2,859),
and Alabama (-2,159).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 22 April 15 Change April 8 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 349,000 341,000 +8,000 344,000 336,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 315,905 317,997 -2,092 356,895 298,620
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 344,000 341,250 +2,750 343,000 345,000
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 15 April 8 Change April 1 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,472,000 2,466,000 +6,000 2,440,000 2,685,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,647,200 2,670,205 -23,005 2,735,273 2,843,275
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,475,750 2,480,000 -4,250 2,498,000 2,713,250
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA) 2.3% 2.2% +0.1 2.2% 2.5%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA) 2.4% 2.4% 0.0 2.5% 2.7%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 15 April 8 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,888 2,412 -524 2,126
Newly Discharged Veterans 2,234 2,437 -203 2,882
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 8 April 1 Change Year
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Federal Employees 28,821 31,481 -2,660 29,880
Newly Discharged Veterans 29,304 30,861 -1,557 39,417
Railroad Retirement Board 6,000 6,000 0 7,000
Extended Benefits 13,792 16,181 -2,389 26,626
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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 04/15/1995
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
MI -5,403 No comment.
PA -4,902 Fewer layoffs in the apparel, primary metals, and
glass industries.
OK -3,657 Fewer layoffs in the automobile industry.
IN -2,859 No comment.
AL -2,159 Fewer layoffs in the trade, service, apparel, and
electrical machinery industries.
WI -2,058 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, service,
and transportation industries, and manufacturing.
TN -1,851 Fewer layoffs in the apparel, paper, rubber, leather
goods, glass, primary metals, electrical equipment,
and service industries.
DE -1,796 Fewer layoffs in the automobile industry.
LA -1,645 No comment.
MD -1,553 No comment.
NJ -1,546 No comment.
AZ -1,544 Fewer layoffs in agriculture.
SC -1,505 Fewer layoffs in the textile industry.
PR -1,143 No comment.
FL -1,139 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and
service industries, and manufacturing.
MA -1,130 No comment.
HI -1,107 No comment.
AR -1,042 Fewer layoffs in the food and primary metals
industries.
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
CA +1,122 No comment.
GA +2,923 Layoffs in the carpet industry.
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