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information may be out of date.
For more information call: (202) 219- 6871.
In the week ending Nov. 11, the advance figure for
seasonally adjusted initial claims was 372,000, a decrease of 9,000 from the
previous week's revised figure of 381,000. The 4-week moving average was
369,500, an increase of 3,250 from the previous week's revised average of
366,250.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate
was 2.4 percent for the week ending Nov. 4, unchanged from the prior week's
unrevised rate of 2.4 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured
unemployment during the week ending Nov. 4 was 2,667,000, a decrease of 15,000
from the preceding week's revised level of 2,682,000. The 4-week moving average
was 2,658,250, an increase of 1,250 from the preceding week's revised average
of 2,657,000.
The advance number of actual initial claims under state
programs, unadjusted, totaled 335,606 in the week ending Nov. 11, a decrease of
47,239 from the previous week. There were 298,030 initial claims in the
comparable week in 1994.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9
percent during the week ending Nov. 4, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from
the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits
in state programs totaled 2,149,642, a decrease of 113,952 from the preceding
week. A year earlier, the rate was 1.9 percent and the volume was
2,071,248.
Extended benefits were available in Puerto Rico during the
week ending Oct. 28.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian
employees totaled 2,939 in the week ending Nov. 4, an increase of 593 from the
prior week. There were 2,508 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an
increase of 310 from the preceding week.
There were 37,802 former Federal civilian employees
claiming UI benefits for the week ending Oct. 28, an increase of 4,140 from the
previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 28,235, a
decrease of 27 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending
Oct. 28 were in Puerto Rico (6.9 percent), Alaska (4.9), Washington (3.8),
California (3.4), Rhode Island (3.1), Hawaii (2.9), New Jersey (2.8), Oregon
(2.8), Pennsylvania (2.8), and Arkansas (2.6).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending
Nov. 4 were in California (+6,727), Ohio (+5,777), Missouri (+3,941), Illinois
(+3,874), and Pennsylvania (+3,592), while the largest decreases were in
Louisiana (-4,151), Michigan (-910), Delaware (-517), Kansas (-251), and North
Carolina (-189).
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Nov. 11 Nov. 4 Change Oct. 28 Year
Initial Claims (SA) 372,000 381,000 -9,000 367,000 332,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 335,606 382,845 -47,239 332,061 298,030
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 369,500 366,250 +3,250 360,000 329,750
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Nov. 4 Oct. 28 Change Oct. 21 Year
Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,667,000 2,682,000 -15,0002,624,0002,564,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,149,642 2,263,594 -113,9522,183,0472,071,248
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,658,250 2,657,000 +1,2502,634,2502,566,750
Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA) 2.4% 2.4% 0.0 2.4% 2.4%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA) 1.9% 2.0% -0.1 2.0% 1.9%
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
Prior1
WEEK ENDING Nov. 4 Oct. 28 Change Year
Federal Employees 2,939 2,346 +593 3,073
Newly Discharged Veterans 2,508 2,198 +310 2,957
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
Prior1
WEEK ENDING Oct. 28 Oct. 21 Change Year
Federal Employees 37,802 33,662 +4,140 35,392 Newly Discharged Veterans
28,235 28,262 -27 34,867
Railroad Retirement Board 5,000 5,000 0 4,000
Extended Benefits 14,451 14,552 -101 14,647
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 11/04/1995
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
State Change State Supplied Comment
LA -4,151 No comment.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
State Change State Supplied Comment
OR +1,056 No comment.
MN +1,227 Layoffs in the construction industry.
ID +1,232 Seasonal layoffs.
MA +1,636 No comment.
KY +1,645 Layoffs in the textile industry.
NY +1,687 Layoffs in the construction industry, and manufacturing.
SC +2,216 Layoffs in the textile industry.
IA +2,244 Layoffs in the construction, food processing, and non-electrical machinery industries,
and manufacturing.
TN +2,572 Layoffs in the food, textile, apparel, paper, leather goods, industrial machinery,
transportation equipment, and service industries, and agriculture.
WA +2,602 Layoffs in agriculture.
VA +2,800 Layoffs in the furniture, trade, automobile, textile, and apparel industries.
PA +3,592 Layoffs in the food, apparel, and transportation equipment industries.
IL +3,874 Layoffs in the trade and service industries, and manufacturing.
MO +3,941 Layoffs in the apparel and service industries.
OH +5,777 Layoffs in the transportation equipment industry.
CA +6,727 Increase due to the start of a new quarter of wage credits for benefit purposes, as
well as layoffs in the construction industry.
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