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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT

November 9, 1995

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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA

In the week ending Nov. 4, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 375,000, an increase of 9,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 366,000. The 4-week moving average was 364,500, an increase of 4,750 from the previous week's unrevised average of 359,750.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.4 percent for the week ending Oct. 28, unchanged from the prior week's revised rate of 2.4 percent.

The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending Oct. 28 was 2,679,000, an increase of 59,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,620,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,655,250, an increase of 22,000 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,633,250.

UNADJUSTED DATA

The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 377,099 in the week ending Nov. 4, an increase of 45,147 from the previous week. There were 338,561 initial claims in the comparable week in 1994.

The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.0 percent during the week ending Oct. 28, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,261,438, an increase of 81,936 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.0 percent and the volume was 2,153,143.

Extended benefits were available in Puerto Rico during the week ending Oct. 21.

Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 2,343 in the week ending Oct. 28, a decrease of 555 from the prior week. There were 2,196 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of 102 from the preceding week.

There were 33,669 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending Oct. 21, a decrease of 3,250 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 28,278, a decrease of 550 from the prior week.

The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Oct. 21 were in Puerto Rico (7.3 percent), Alaska (4.1), Washington (3.5), California (3.3), Rhode Island (3.2), Hawaii (2.8), New Jersey (2.7), Oregon (2.7), Pennsylvania (2.7), Connecticut (2.5), and New York (2.5).

The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Oct. 28 were in Louisiana (+5,007), Washington (+2,954), Kentucky (+2,780), Mississippi (+2,142), and Kansas (+2,033), while the largest decreases were in California (-3,830), Georgia (-2,106), Florida (-2,011), Missouri (-1,219), and New York (-772).

 

     

             UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS


                            Advance                                      Prior1
WEEK ENDING                   Nov. 4     Oct. 28   Change    Oct. 21       Year

Initial Claims (SA)          375,000     366,000   +9,000 358,000    335,000
Initial Claims (NSA)         377,099     331,952  +45,147    322,911    338,561
4-Wk Moving Average (SA)     364,500     359,750   +4,750    354,000    329,250


                            Advance                                      Prior1
WEEK ENDING                  Oct. 28     Oct. 21   Change    Oct. 14       Year

Ins. Unemployment (SA)     2,679,000   2,620,000  +59,0002,660,0002,550,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA)    2,261,438   2,179,502  +81,9362,221,1432,153,143
4-Wk Moving Average (SA)   2,655,250   2,633,250  +22,0002,630,7502,569,250


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



              INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)

                                                                                          
           Prior1
WEEK ENDING                    Oct. 28     Oct. 21    Change         Year

Federal Employees                2,343       2,898      -555        2,628 
Newly Discharged Veterans        2,196       2,298      -102        2,834 



          PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
 
                                                                   Prior1
WEEK ENDING                     Oct. 21    Oct. 14    Change         Year

Federal Employees                33,669     36,919    -3,250       30,778        Newly Discharged Veterans  
28,278                           28,828     -550       34,432
Railroad Retirement Board         5,000      5,000         0        4,000
Extended Benefits                14,552     13,348    +1,204       14,397 


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 10/28/1995

STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000


     State    Change   State Supplied Comment

       CA    -3,830    No comment.
       GA    -2,106    Fewer layoffs in the textile industry.
       FL    -2,011    Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries, manufacturing, and
                       agriculture.
       MO    -1,219    Fewer layoffs in the apparel industry.


STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000


     State    Change   State Supplied Comment

       WI    +1,082    Layoffs in the service and transportation industries, and manufacturing.
       KS    +2,033    Layoffs in the transportation equipment industry.
       MS    +2,142    Layoffs in the apparel industry.
       KY    +2,780    Layoffs in the electrical equipment industry.
       WA    +2,954    Layoffs in the food, paper, aerospace, trade, service, and transportation industries.
       LA    +5,007    Layoffs in the textile and apparel industries.

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