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In the week ending May 6, the advance figure for seasonally
adjusted initial claims was 365,000, a decrease of 6,000 from the previous
week's unrevised figure of 371,000. The 4-week moving average was 357,000, an
increase of 5,250 from the previous week's unrevised average of 351,750.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate
was 2.3 percent for the week ending April 29, unchanged from the prior week's
unrevised rate of 2.3 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured
unemployment during the week ending April 29 was 2,515,000, a decrease of 9,000
from the preceding week's revised level of 2,524,000. The 4-week moving average
was 2,490,750, an increase of 18,750 from the preceding week's revised average
of 2,472,000.
The advance number of actual initial claims under state
programs, unadjusted, totaled 322,628 in the week ending May 6, an increase of
16,626 from the previous week. There were 332,414 initial claims in the
comparable week in 1994.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.3
percent during the week ending April 29, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point
from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI
benefits in state programs totaled 2,507,930, a decrease of 86,870 from the
preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.5 percent and the volume was
2,716,409.
Extended benefits were available in Alaska, Puerto Rico,
and Rhode Island during the week ending April 22.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian
employees totaled 1,767 in the week ending April 29, a decrease of 82 from the
prior week. There were 2,123 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a
decrease of 127 from the preceding week.
There were 27,094 former Federal civilian employees
claiming UI benefits for the week ending April 22, a decrease of 1,910 from the
previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 28,899, a
decrease of 1,426 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending
April 22 were in Alaska (6.2 percent), Puerto Rico (6.2), Rhode Island (5.2),
Washington (4.2), California (3.8), Idaho (3.7), Maine (3.7), Oregon (3.7),
Vermont (3.6), and Pennsylvania (3.4).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending
April 29 were in North Carolina (+3,290), New York (+2,567), Ohio (+1,520),
Tennessee (+1,441), and Texas (+1,157), while the largest decreases were in
Massachusetts (-3,920), Wisconsin (-2,082), New Jersey (-1,990), Connecticut
(-1,616), and Pennsylvania (-1,390).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING May 6 April 29 Change April 22 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 365,000 371,000 -6,000 351,000 378,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 322,628 306,002 +16,626 317,191 332,414
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 357,000 351,750 +5,250 344,500 356,250
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 29 April 22 Change April 15 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,515,000 2,524,000 -9,000 2,461,000 2,757,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,507,930 2,594,800 -86,870 2,635,861 2,716,409
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,490,750 2,472,000 +18,750 2,472,250 2,714,250
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA) 2.3% 2.3% 0.0 2.2% 2.6%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA) 2.3% 2.4% -0.1 2.4% 2.5%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 29 April 22 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,767 1,849 -82 1,661
Newly Discharged Veterans 2,123 2,250 -127 2,463
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 22 April 15 Change Year
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Federal Employees 27,094 29,004 -1,910 27,721
Newly Discharged Veterans 28,899 30,325 -1,426 37,198
Railroad Retirement Board 6,000 6,000 0 6,000
Extended Benefits 19,157 16,474 +2,683 28,919
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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 04/29/1995
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
MA -3,920 No comment.
WI -2,082 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and
service industries, and manufacturing.
NJ -1,990 No comment.
CT -1,616 No comment.
PA -1,390 Fewer layoffs in the food, transportation, trade,
and service industries.
IL -1,271 Fewer layoffs in the trade and service industries,
and manufacturing.
OR -1,229 No comment.
RI -1,180 Fewer layoffs in the construction, service, and
transportation industries, and manufacturing.
CA -1,124 No comment.
CO -1,059 No comment.
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
TX +1,157 Layoffs in the trade, service, printing, oil and
gas, non-electrical machinery, electrical equipment,
and transportation equipment industries.
TN +1,441 Layoffs in the food, textile, apparel, furniture,
leather goods, primary metals, electronic equipment,
and trade industries.
OH +1,520 No comment.
NY +2,567 Layoffs in the service industry.
NC +3,290 Layoffs in the textile and furniture industries.
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