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In the week ending July 29, the advance figure for
seasonally adjusted initial claims was 321,000, a decrease of 51,000 from the
previous week's revised figure of 372,000. The 4-week moving average was
377,000, a decrease of 11,500 from the previous week's revised average of
388,500.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate
was 2.4 percent for the week ending July 22, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point
from the prior week's unrevised rate of 2.5 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured
unemployment during the week ending July 22 was 2,663,000, a decrease of
118,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,781,000. The 4-week moving
average was 2,707,000, an increase of 6,500 from the preceding week's revised
average of 2,700,500.
The advance number of actual initial claims under state
programs, unadjusted, totaled 311,162 in the week ending July 29, a decrease of
98,154 from the previous week. There were 295,979 initial claims in the
comparable week in 1994.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.3
percent during the week ending July 22, a decrease of 0.2 percentage point from
the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits
in state programs totaled 2,535,234, a decrease of 173,111 from the preceding
week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.4 percent and the volume was
2,559,819.
Extended benefits were available in Puerto Rico during the
week ending July 15.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian
employees totaled 2,447 in the week ending July 22, a decrease of 941 from the
prior week. There were 3,148 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a
decrease of 449 from the preceding week.
There were 28,863 former Federal civilian employees
claiming UI benefits for the week ending July 15, an increase of 250 from the
previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 28,676, an
increase of 235 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending
July 15 were in Puerto Rico (6.2 percent), Rhode Island (5.1), Alaska (4.1),
California (3.7), Washington (3.7), Pennsylvania (3.4), New Jersey (3.3),
Connecticut (3.2), Hawaii (3.2), New York (3.1), and Oregon (3.1).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending
July 22 were in Ohio (+3,932), Indiana (+3,423), Kansas (+2,457), Delaware
(+1,560), and Missouri (+794), while the largest decreases were in Michigan
(-18,209), Kentucky (-9,338), New York (-8,300), South Carolina (-8,025), and
North Carolina (-7,323).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING July 29 July 22 Change July 15 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 321,000 372,000 -51,000 416,000 315,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 311,162 409,316 -98,154 491,891 295,979
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 377,000 388,500 -11,500 387,750 347,750
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING July 22 July 15 Change July 8 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,663,000 2,781,000 -118,000 2,713,000 2,705,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,535,234 2,708,345 -173,111 2,677,247 2,559,819
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,707,000 2,700,500 + 6,500 2,662,250 2,737,000
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA) 2.4% 2.5% -0.1 2.5% 2.5%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA) 2.3% 2.5% -0.2 2.4% 2.4%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING July 22 July 15 Change Year
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Federal Employees 2,447 3,388 -941 2,482
Newly Discharged Veterans 3,148 3,597 -449 3,165
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING July 15 July 8 Change Year
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Federal Employees 28,863 28,613 +250 28,962
Newly Discharged Veterans 28,676 28,441 +235 34,954
Railroad Retirement Board 4,000 4,000 0 4,000
Extended Benefits 13,440 20,807 -7,367 35,987
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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 07/22/1995
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
MI -18,209 Fewer layoffs in the automobile industry.
KY -9,338 Fewer layoffs in the mining industry.
NY -8,300 No comment.
SC -8,025 Fewer layoffs in the textile industry.
NC -7,323 Fewer layoffs in the construction, textile, and
apparel industries.
PA -5,317 Fewer layoffs in the textile, apparel, and
electrical equipment industries.
AL -5,277 Fewer layoffs in the apparel and service industries.
NJ -3,414 Fewer layoffs in the trade, service, and
transportation industries.
CA -3,274 Fewer layoffs in the construction and service
industries, and agriculture.
VA -3,025 Fewer layoffs in the apparel, furniture, and
transportation equipment industries.
FL -2,969 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and
service industries, manufacturing, and agriculture.
AR -2,860 Fewer layoffs in the tobacco industry.
TN -1,816 Fewer layoffs in the construction, textile, service,
apparel, lumber, furniture, rubber, leather goods,
glass, primary metals, fabricated metals, industrial
machinery, and transportation equipment industries.
PR -1,542 No comment.
MN -1,526 Fewer layoffs scattered throughout the state.
GA -1,523 Fewer layoffs in the textile industry.
WA -1,350 No comment.
OR -1,142 No comment.
MA -1,047 No comment.
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
DE +1,560 Layoffs in the automobile industry.
KS +2,457 Layoffs in manufacturing.
IN +3,423 Layoffs in the primary metals, electrical equipment,
and transportation equipment industries.
OH +3,932 Layoffs in the transportation equipment and various
other industries scattered throughout the state.
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