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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT

August 17, 1995

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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA

In the week ending Aug. 12, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 338,000, an increase of 6,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 332,000. The 4-week moving average was 340,750, a decrease of 19,500 from the previous week's revised average of 360,250.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.4 percent for the week ending Aug. 5, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised rate of 2.4 percent.

The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending Aug. 5 was 2,599,000, a decrease of 20,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,619,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,661,750, a decrease of 28,500 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,690,250.

UNADJUSTED DATA

The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 296,666 in the week ending Aug. 12, a decrease of 14,043 from the previous week. There were 277,614 initial claims in the comparable week in 1994.

The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.2 percent during the week ending Aug. 5, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,440,261, a decrease of 35,023 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.3 percent and the volume was 2,474,549.

Extended benefits were available in Puerto Rico during the week ending July 29.

Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 2,355 in the week ending Aug. 5, an increase of 18 from the prior week. There were 2,998 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase of 146 from the preceding week.

There were 29,381 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending July 29, an increase of 242 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 29,093, a decrease of 119 from the prior week.

The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending July 29 were in Puerto Rico (7.3 percent), Rhode Island (4.5), Alaska (3.9), Washington (3.7), California (3.5), Hawaii (3.3), New Jersey (3.3), Connecticut (3.2), Pennsylvania (3.2), and Oregon (3.0).

The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Aug. 5 were in California (+4,906), Puerto Rico (+1,073), Pennsylvania (+1,000), Virginia (+920), and Texas (+861), while the largest decreases were in North Carolina (-3,510), Tennessee (-2,178), Alabama (-1,950), Georgia (-1,668), and Ohio (-1,540).

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             UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS   
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                            Advance                                      Prior1
WEEK ENDING                  Aug. 12      Aug. 5   Change    July 29       Year
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Initial Claims (SA)          338,000     332,000   +6,000    321,000    326,000
Initial Claims (NSA)         296,666     310,709  -14,043    311,708    277,614
4-Wk Moving Average (SA)     340,750     360,250  -19,500    377,000    324,000
        
   
                            Advance                                      Prior1
WEEK ENDING                   Aug. 5     July 29   Change    July 22       Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA)     2,599,000   2,619,000  -20,000  2,653,000  2,657,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA)    2,440,261   2,475,284  -35,023  2,526,100  2,474,549
4-Wk Moving Average (SA)   2,661,750   2,690,250  -28,500  2,703,250  2,696,250
  
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)     2.4%        2.4%      0.0       2.4%       2.5%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)    2.2%        2.2%      0.0       2.3%       2.3%

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              INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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                     Prior1
WEEK ENDING                     Aug. 5     July 29    Change         Year
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Federal Employees                2,355       2,337       +18        2,330
Newly Discharged Veterans        2,998       2,852      +146        3,520 

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          PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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                                                                   Prior1
WEEK ENDING                     July 29    July 22    Change         Year
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Federal Employees                29,381     29,139      +242       30,137       
Newly Discharged Veterans        29,093     29,212      -119       34,812
Railroad Retirement Board         4,000      4,000         0        5,000
Extended Benefits                12,572     10,333    +2,239       42,616 

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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 08/05/1995
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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     State    Change   State Supplied Comment

       NC    -3,510    Fewer layoffs in the textile industry.
       TN    -2,178    Fewer layoffs in the construction, food, textile,
                       apparel, furniture, rubber, leather goods, fabricated
                       metals, industrial machinery, electrical equipment,
                       trade, and service industries, and manufacturing.
       AL    -1,950    Fewer layoffs in the textile, apparel, and electrical
                       machinery industries.
       GA    -1,668    Fewer layoffs in the textile industry.
       OH    -1,540    No comment.
       MO    -1,226    Fewer layoffs in the transportation and several other
                       industries.

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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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     State    Change   State Supplied Comment

       PA    +1,000    Layoffs in the transportation industry.
       PR    +1,073    No comment.
       CA    +4,906    Increase due to the start of a new quarter of wage
                       credits for benefit purposes.

     
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