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In the week ending June 24, the advance figure for
seasonally adjusted initial claims was 368,000, a decrease of 28,000 from the
previous week's revised figure of 396,000. The 4-week moving average was
378,500, a decrease of 2,750 from the previous week's revised average of
381,250.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate
was 2.4 percent for the week ending June 17, unchanged from the prior week's
unrevised rate of 2.4 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured
unemployment during the week ending June 17 was 2,622,000, an increase of 3,000
from the preceding week's revised level of 2,619,000. The 4-week moving average
was 2,603,000, an increase of 9,250 from the preceding week's revised average
of 2,593,750.
The advance number of actual initial claims under state
programs, unadjusted, totaled 323,449 in the week ending June 24, a decrease of
14,365 from the previous week. There were 305,863 initial claims in the
comparable week in 1994.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.2
percent during the week ending June 17, unchanged from the prior week. The
advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs
totaled 2,373,290, an increase of 300 from the preceding week. A year earlier,
the rate was 2.3 percent and the volume was 2,460,985.
Extended benefits were available in Alaska, Puerto Rico,
and Rhode Island during the week ending June 10.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian
employees totaled 2,245 in the week ending June 17, a decrease of 446 from the
prior week. There were 2,537 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a
decrease of 193 from the preceding week.
There were 25,282 former Federal civilian employees
claiming UI benefits for the week ending June 10, an increase of 1,176 from the
previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 26,923, a
decrease of 469 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending
June 10 were in Puerto Rico (6.1 percent), Alaska (4.7), Rhode Island (4.3),
Washington (3.7), California (3.4), Pennsylvania (3.2), Hawaii (3.1), Oregon
(3.1), Connecticut (2.9), and New Jersey (2.9).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending
June 17 were in Delaware (+2,062), Pennsylvania (+1,954), Michigan (+1,516),
Missouri (+1,467), and New Jersey (+1,154), while the largest decreases were in
New York (-2,444), Indiana (-1,910), Tennessee (-1,269), Illinois (-1,060), and
Mississippi (-800).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING June 24 June 17 Change June 10 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 368,000 396,000 -28,000 375,000 352,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 323,449 337,814 -14,365 340,547 305,863
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 378,500 381,250 -2,750 377,250 352,250
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING June 17 June 10 Change June 3 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,622,000 2,619,000 +3,0002,580,0002,735,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,373,290 2,372,990 +3002,412,5752,460,985
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,603,000 2,593,750 +9,2502,572,7502,746,500
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA) 2.4% 2.4% 0.0 2.4% 2.6%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA) 2.2% 2.2% 0.0 2.2% 2.3%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING June 17 June 10 Change Year
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Federal Employees 2,245 2,691 -446 2,406
Newly Discharged Veterans 2,537 2,730 -193 2,708
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING June 10 June 3 Change Year
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Federal Employees 25,282 24,106 +1,176 28,146 Newly Discharged Veterans 26,923
27,392 -469 34,668
Railroad Retirement Board 3,000 3,000 0 4,000
Extended Benefits 18,385 21,845 -3,460 49,740
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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 06/17/1995
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
NY -2,444 No comment.
IN -1,910 No comment.
TN -1,269 Fewer layoffs in the food, textile, apparel, furniture, glass, fabricated metals,
industrial machinery, electrical equipment, transportation equipment, scientific
instruments, and service industries.
IL -1,060 Fewer layoffs in the trade and service industries, and manufacturing.
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
NJ +1,154 Layoffs in the service industry, and manufacturing.
MO +1,467 Layoffs in the transportation equipment industry.
MI +1,516 Layoffs scattered throughout the state.
PA +1,954 Layoffs in the transportation and trade industries.
DE +2,062 Layoffs in the automobile industry.
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