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In the week ending Sept. 9, the advance figure for
seasonally adjusted initial claims was 362,000, an increase of 21,000 from the
previous week's revised figure of 341,000. The 4-week moving average was
349,750, an increase of 6,000 from the previous week's revised average of
343,750.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate
was 2.4 percent for the week ending Sept. 2, unchanged from the prior week's
unrevised rate of 2.4 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured
unemployment during the week ending Sept. 2 was 2,662,000, an increase of
38,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,624,000. The 4-week moving
average was 2,637,500, an increase of 17,500 from the preceding week's revised
average of 2,620,000.
The advance number of actual initial claims under state
programs, unadjusted, totaled 264,870 in the week ending Sept. 9, a decrease of
13,101 from the previous week. There were 237,526 initial claims in the
comparable week in 1994.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.0
percent during the week ending Sept. 2, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from
the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits
in state programs totaled 2,164,581, a decrease of 175,651 from the preceding
week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.0 percent and the volume was
2,171,194.
Extended benefits were available in Puerto Rico during the
week ending Aug. 26.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian
employees totaled 1,983 in the week ending Sept. 2, a decrease of 42 from the
prior week. There were 2,455 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a
decrease of 226 from the preceding week.
There were 27,871 former Federal civilian employees
claiming UI benefits for the week ending Aug. 26, a decrease of 1,034 from the
previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 29,055, a
decrease of 162 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending
Aug. 26 were in Puerto Rico (6.1 percent), Rhode Island (4.2), Alaska (3.6),
Washington (3.5), California (3.3), New Jersey (3.2), Connecticut (3.1), Hawaii
(3.1), Pennsylvania (3.1), New York (2.8), Oregon (2.8), and the Virgin Islands
(2.8).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending
Sept. 2 were in Michigan (+3,796), Arkansas (+1,706), Virginia (+1,078),
Wisconsin (+924), and Delaware (+817), while the largest decreases were in
California (-2,253), Tennessee (-1,533), Missouri (-1,345), New York (-865),
and Alabama (-852).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Sept. 9 Sept. 2 Change Aug. 26 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 362,000 341,000 +21,000 348,000 328,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 264,870 277,971 -13,101 272,182 237,526
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 349,750 343,750 +6,000 341,500 329,000
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Sept. 2 Aug. 26 Change Aug. 19 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,662,000 2,624,000 +38,000 2,638,000 2,672,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,164,581 2,340,232 -175,651 2,366,346 2,171,194
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,637,500 2,620,000 +17,500 2,618,500 2,670,500
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA) 2.4% 2.4% 0.0 2.4% 2.5%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA) 2.0% 2.1% -0.1 2.1% 2.0%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Sept. 2 Aug. 26 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,983 2,025 -42 2,103
Newly Discharged Veterans 2,455 2,681 -226 3,079
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Aug. 26 Aug. 19 Change Year
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Federal Employees 27,871 28,905 -1,034 28,158
Newly Discharged Veterans 29,055 29,217 -162 34,559
Railroad Retirement Board 4,000 4,000 0 7,000
Extended Benefits 10,081 10,739 -658 31,194
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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 09/02/1995
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
CA -2,253 No comment.
TN -1,533 Fewer layoffs in the food, textile, apparel,
furniture, leather goods, glass, industrial
machinery, electronic equipment, transportation
equipment, and service industries.
MO -1,345 Fewer layoffs in the transportation industry.
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
VA +1,078 Layoffs in the textile and fabricated metals
industries.
AR +1,706 Layoffs in the apparel industry.
MI +3,796 Layoffs in the automobile industry.
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