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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT

THURSDAY, September 21, 1995

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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA

In the week ending Sept. 16, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 365,000, an increase of 1,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 364,000. The 4-week moving average was 354,750, an increase of 4,250 from the previous week's revised average of 350,500.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.4 percent for the week ending Sept. 9, 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. 9 was 2,623,000, a decrease of 33,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,656,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,634,000, a decrease of 750 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,634,750.

UNADJUSTED DATA

The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 303,369 in the week ending Sept. 16, an increase of 37,238 from the previous week. There were 264,553 initial claims in the comparable week in 1994.

The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.1 percent during the week ending Sept. 9, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,297,457, an increase of 137,967 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.1 percent and the volume was 2,287,691.

Extended benefits were available in Puerto Rico during the week ending Sept. 2.

Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 2,058 in the week ending Sept. 9, an increase of 76 from the prior week. There were 2,391 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of 71 from the preceding week.

There were 26,959 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending Sept. 2, a decrease of 656 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 27,367, a decrease of 1,648 from the prior week.

The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Sept. 2 were in Puerto Rico (4.0 percent), Rhode Island (4.0), Washington (3.3), Alaska (3.2), California (3.1), Hawaii (3.0), Pennsylvania (2.8), Connecticut (2.7), New Jersey (2.7), New York (2.7), and Oregon (2.7).

The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Sept. 9 were in Louisiana (+2,859), Ohio (+2,022), North Carolina (+1,804), Kentucky (+1,772), and Georgia (+882), while the largest decreases were in Michigan (-4,482), California (-2,855), Puerto Rico (-1,974), Florida (-1,300), and Missouri (-1,245).

                            Advance                                      Prior1
WEEK ENDING                 Sept. 16     Sept. 9   Change   Sept. 2        Year
Initial Claims (SA)          365,000     364,000   +1,000    342,000    323,000
Initial Claims (NSA)         303,369     266,131  +37,238    278,722    264,553
4-Wk Moving Average (SA)     354,750     350,500   +4,250    344,000    329,000



                            Advance                                      Prior1
WEEK ENDING                  Sept. 9     Sept. 2   Change    Aug. 26       Year
Ins. Unemployment (SA)     2,623,000   2,656,000  -33,000  2,619,000  2,634,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA)    2,297,457   2,159,490 +137,967  2,335,885  2,287,691
4-Wk Moving Average (SA)   2,634,000   2,634,750     -750  2,618,750  2,664,000
  

Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)     2.4%        2.4%      0.0       2.4%       2.5%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)    2.1%        2.0%     +0.1       2.1%       2.1%



              INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)

                                                                  Prior1
WEEK ENDING                    Sept. 9     Sept. 2    Change         Year
Federal Employees                2,058       1,982       +76        2,220 
Newly Discharged Veterans        2,391       2,462       -71        2,998 



          PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
                                                                   Prior1
WEEK ENDING                     Sept. 2    Aug. 26    Change         Year
Federal Employees                26,959     27,615      -656       28,513      

Newly Discharged Veterans        27,367     29,015    -1,648       32,804
Railroad Retirement Board         4,000      4,000         0        6,000
Extended Benefits                 7,429     10,079    -2,650       25,145 



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 09/09/1995
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000


     State    Change   State Supplied Comment

       MI    -4,482    Fewer layoffs in the automobile industry.
       CA    -2,855    Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and service
                       industries.
       PR    -1,974    Decrease due to a shorter workweek (Labor Day Holiday).
       FL    -1,300    Decrease due to a shorter workweek (Labor Day Holiday),
                       as well as fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and
                       service industries, manufacturing, and agriculture.
       MO    -1,245    Fewer layoffs in the transportation, trade, and service
                       industries.
       NY    -1,152    No comment.


STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 

     State    Change   State Supplied Comment

       KY    +1,772    Layoffs in the apparel and glass industries.
       NC    +1,804    Layoffs in the textile industry.
       OH    +2,022    Layoffs in the primary metals industry.
       LA    +2,859    Layoffs in the textile and apparel industries.

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