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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT

September 28, 1995

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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA

In the week ending Sept. 23, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 335,000, a decrease of 31,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 366,000. The 4-week moving average was 351,750, a decrease of 3,250 from the previous week's revised average of 355,000.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.4 percent for the week ending Sept. 16, 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. 16 was 2,648,000, an increase of 39,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,609,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,632,500, an increase of 2,500 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,630,000.

UNADJUSTED DATA

The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 272,345 in the week ending Sept. 23, a decrease of 31,908 from the previous week. There were 251,191 initial claims in the comparable week in 1994.

The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.0 percent during the week ending Sept. 16, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,200,542, a decrease of 85,193 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.0 percent and the volume was 2,162,830.

Extended benefits were available in Puerto Rico during the week ending Sept. 9.

Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 2,331 in the week ending Sept. 16, an increase of 272 from the prior week. There were 2,661 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase of 269 from the preceding week.

There were 27,838 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending Sept. 9, an increase of 950 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 28,760, an increase of 1,406 from the prior week.

The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Sept. 9 were in Puerto Rico (6.6 percent), Rhode Island (3.8), Alaska (3.6), Washington (3.4), California (3.3), Hawaii (3.1), New Jersey (3.1), New York (2.8), Pennsylvania (2.8), and Connecticut (2.7).

The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Sept. 16 were in California (+7,817), North Carolina (+6,160), New York (+4,177), Mississippi (+2,858), and South Carolina (+2,804), while the largest decreases were in Louisiana (-3,040), Ohio (-1,798), Wisconsin (-750), Arkansas (-466), and Illinois (-393).

   

     

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             UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS   
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                            Advance                                      Prior1
WEEK ENDING                 Sept. 23    Sept. 16   Change   Sept. 9        Year
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Initial Claims (SA)          335,000     366,000  -31,000    364,000    314,000
Initial Claims (NSA)         272,345     304,253  -31,908    266,145    251,191
4-Wk Moving Average (SA)     351,750     355,000   -3,250    350,500    324,250


                            Advance                                      Prior1
WEEK ENDING                 Sept. 16     Sept. 9   Change    Sept. 2       Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA)     2,648,000   2,609,000  +39,000  2,654,000  2,615,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA)    2,200,542   2,285,735  -85,193  2,157,974  2,162,830
4-Wk Moving Average (SA)   2,632,500   2,630,000   +2,500  2,634,250  2,646,500
  
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)     2.4%        2.4%      0.0       2.4%       2.4%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)    2.0%        2.1%     -0.1       2.0%       2.0%


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              INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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                     Prior1
WEEK ENDING                   Sept. 16     Sept. 9    Change         Year
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Federal Employees                2,331       2,059      +272        2,555 
Newly Discharged Veterans        2,661       2,392      +269        3,218 


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          PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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                                                                   Prior1
WEEK ENDING                     Sept. 9    Sept. 2    Change         Year
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Federal Employees                27,838     26,888      +950       28,647       
Newly Discharged Veterans        28,760     27,354    +1,406       35,035
Railroad Retirement Board         4,000      4,000         0        6,000
Extended Benefits                10,963      7,429    +3,534       24,955 

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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 09/16/1995
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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     State    Change   State Supplied Comment

       LA    -3,040    No comment.
       OH    -1,798    No comment.

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

       WA    +1,240    No comment.
       TX    +1,243    Layoffs in the construction, trade, service, apparel,
                       paper, transportation equipment, non-electrical
                       machinery, and transportation industries.
       VA    +1,389    Layoffs in the furniture and textile industries.
       TN    +1,456    Layoffs in the food, apparel, furniture, industrial
                       machinery, electrical equipment, transportation
                       equipment, trade, and service industries.
       KY    +1,699    Layoffs in the apparel and mining industries.
       MO    +1,751    Layoffs in the apparel, trade, and service industries.
       PR    +2,342    No comment.
       AL    +2,446    Layoffs in the textile, apparel, and non-electrical
                       machinery industries.
       SC    +2,804    Layoffs in the textile industry.
       MS    +2,858    Layoffs in the textile and apparel industries.
       NY    +4,177    Layoffs in the transportation equipment industry.
       NC    +6,160    Layoffs in the apparel, furniture, and electrical
                       equipment industries.
       CA    +7,817    Increase due to the return to a five day workweek after
                       a shorter reporting period the previous week.
       

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