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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT

October 5, 1995

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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA

In the week ending Sept. 30, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 341,000, an increase of 6,000 from the previous week's unrevised figure of 335,000. The 4-week moving average was 351,500, a decrease of 250 from the previous week's unrevised average of 351,750.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.4 percent for the week ending Sept. 23, 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. 23 was 2,622,000, a decrease of 13,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,635,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,630,000, an increase of 750 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,629,250.

UNADJUSTED DATA

The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 267,805 in the week ending Sept. 30, a decrease of 4,612 from the previous week. There were 255,588 initial claims in the comparable week in 1994.

The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9 percent during the week ending Sept. 23, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,147,534, a decrease of 41,794 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.0 percent and the volume was 2,117,247.

Extended benefits were available in Puerto Rico during the week ending Sept. 16.

Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 4,429 in the week ending Sept. 23, an increase of 2,098 from the prior week. There were 2,453 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of 212 from the preceding week.

There were 28,547 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending Sept. 16, an increase of 713 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 28,903, an increase of 202 from the prior week.

The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Sept. 16 were in Puerto Rico (8.3 percent), Alaska (3.6), Rhode Island (3.5), California (3.2), Washington (3.1), New Jersey (3.0), Hawaii (2.9), Connecticut (2.7), Pennsylvania (2.7), New York (2.5), and Oregon (2.5).

The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Sept. 23 were in Minnesota (+1,288), Wisconsin (+829), Ohio (+785), Puerto Rico (+763), and Kansas (+244), while the largest decreases were in North Carolina (-6,706), Kentucky (-3,370), Mississippi (-3,160), New York (-2,911), and South Carolina (-2,909).

    UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS

                            Advance                                      Prior1
WEEK ENDING                 Sept. 30    Sept. 23   Change   Sept. 16       Year


Initial Claims (SA)          341,000     335,000   +6,000 366,000    324,000
Initial Claims (NSA)         267,805     272,417   -4,612    304,252    255,588
4-Wk Moving Average (SA)     351,500     351,750     -250    355,000    322,250


                            Advance                                      Prior1
WEEK ENDING                 Sept. 23    Sept. 16   Change    Sept. 9       Year

Ins. Unemployment (SA)     2,622,000   2,635,000  -13,0002,609,0002,604,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA)    2,147,534   2,189,328  -41,7942,285,0532,117,247
4-Wk Moving Average (SA)   2,630,000   2,629,250     +7502,630,0002,631,250
  

Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)     2.4%        2.4%      0.0       2.4%       2.4%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)    1.9%        2.0%     -0.1       2.1%       2.0%



              INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)

                                                                                          
                                                                    Prior1
WEEK ENDING                   Sept. 23    Sept. 16    Change         Year

Federal Employees                4,429       2,331    +2,098        2,841 
Newly Discharged Veterans        2,453       2,665      -212        3,066 


          PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
 
                                                                   Prior1
WEEK ENDING                    Sept. 16    Sept. 9    Change         Year

Federal Employees                28,547     27,834      +713       30,843        Newly Discharged Veterans  
28,903                           28,701     +202       34,901
Railroad Retirement Board         4,000      4,000         0        5,000
Extended Benefits                14,794     10,963    +3,831       19,827 


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 09/23/1995

STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000


     State    Change   State Supplied Comment

       NC    -6,706    Fewer layoffs in the rubber, textile, apparel, furniture, and electrical equipment
                       industries.
       KY    -3,370    Fewer layoffs in the apparel industry.
       MS    -3,160    No comment.
       NY    -2,911    No comment.
       SC    -2,909    Fewer layoffs in the textile industry.
       AL    -2,428    Fewer layoffs in most industries.
       MI    -2,396    Fewer layoffs scattered throughout the state.
       CA    -1,353    No comment.
       PA    -1,238    Fewer layoffs in the food, chemical, and transportation equipment industries.
       VA    -1,167    Fewer layoffs in the textile and leather goods industries, and manufacturing.
       FL    -1,082    Fewer layoffs in the construction and service industries, manufacturing, and
                       agriculture.


STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000


     State    Change   State Supplied Comment

       MN    +1,288    Layoffs in the automobile industry.

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