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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT

October 12, 1995

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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA

In the week ending Oct. 7, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 348,000, an increase of 6,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 342,000. The 4-week moving average was 347,750, a decrease of 4,000 from the previous week's revised average of 351,750.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.4 percent for the week ending Sept. 30, 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. 30 was 2,621,000, an increase of 10,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,611,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,618,250, a decrease of 8,250 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,626,500.

UNADJUSTED DATA

The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 337,862 in the week ending Oct. 7, an increase of 69,497 from the previous week. There were 322,522 initial claims in the comparable week in 1994.

The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9 percent during the week ending Sept. 30, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,115,327, a decrease of 22,827 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 1.9 percent and the volume was 2,074,777.

Extended benefits were available in Puerto Rico during the week ending Sept. 23.

Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 2,445 in the week ending Sept. 30, a decrease of 1,985 from the prior week. There were 2,300 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of 152 from the preceding week.

There were 27,907 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending Sept. 23, a decrease of 582 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 28,068, a decrease of 831 from the prior week.

The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Sept. 23 were in Puerto Rico (6.7 percent), Alaska (3.9), Rhode Island (3.6), California (3.2), Washington (3.1), Hawaii (2.9), New Jersey (2.8), Pennsylvania (2.7), Connecticut (2.6), New York (2.5), and Oregon (2.5).

The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Sept. 30 were in Illinois (+1,211), Arkansas (+1,196), Missouri (+880), Mississippi (+731), and Delaware (+648), while the largest decreases were in Tennessee (-2,310), Minnesota (-1,484), Puerto Rico (-1,280), South Carolina (-1,123), and Ohio (-973).

     



             UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS   





                              Advance                                      Prior1
WEEK ENDING                   Oct. 7    Sept. 30   Change   Sept. 23       Year

Initial Claims (SA)          348,000     342,000   +6,000    335,000    331,000
Initial Claims (NSA)         337,862     268,365  +69,497    272,428    322,522
4-Wk Moving Average (SA)     347,750     351,750   -4,000    351,750    323,000


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

Ins. Unemployment (SA)     2,621,000   2,611,000  +10,000  2,632,000  2,580,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA)    2,115,327   2,138,154  -22,827  2,187,199  2,074,777
4-Wk Moving Average (SA)   2,618,250   2,626,500   -8,250  2,628,500  2,608,250
  

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



              INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)

                                                                                
                                                                     Prior1
WEEK ENDING                   Sept. 30    Sept. 23    Change         Year

Federal Employees                2,445       4,430    -1,985        2,666 
Newly Discharged Veterans        2,300       2,452      -152        2,971 



          PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)


                                                                   Prior1
WEEK ENDING                    Sept. 23   Sept. 16    Change         Year

Federal Employees                27,907     28,489      -582       29,080       
Newly Discharged Veterans        28,068     28,899      -831       34,567
Railroad Retirement Board         4,000      4,000         0        4,000
Extended Benefits                11,705     14,794    -3,089       16,482 


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 09/30/1995

STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000


     State    Change   State Supplied Comment

       TN    -2,310    Fewer layoffs in the textile, apparel, construction,
                       rubber, industrial machinery, electronic equipment,
                       transportation equipment, and service industries.
       MN    -1,484    No comment.
       PR    -1,280    No comment.
       SC    -1,123    Fewer layoffs in the textile industry.


STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000


     State    Change   State Supplied Comment

       AR    +1,196    Layoffs in the electrical equipment, transportation
                       equipment, and non-electrical machinery industries.
       IL    +1,211    Layoffs in the trade and service industries, and
                       manufacturing.

    

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