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In the week ending Jan. 27, the advance figure for
seasonally adjusted initial claims was 388,000, a decrease of 25,000 from the
previous week's unrevised figure of 413,000. The 4-week moving average was
377,750, an increase of 4,000 from the previous week's unrevised average of
373,750.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate
was 2.4 percent for the week ending Jan. 20, unchanged from the prior week's
revised rate of 2.4 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured
unemployment during the week ending Jan. 20, was 2,722,000, a decrease of
25,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,747,000. The 4-week moving
average was 2,650,750, a decrease of 26,000 from the preceding week's revised
average of 2,676,750.
The advance number of actual initial claims under state
programs, unadjusted, totaled 492,180 in the week ending Jan. 27, a decrease of
19,185 from the previous week. There were 396,457 initial claims in the
comparable week in 1994.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 3.1
percent during the week ending Jan. 20, an increase of 0.2 percentage point
from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI
benefits in state programs totaled 3,487,449, an increase of 223,982 from the
preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.9 percent and the volume was
3,140,684.
Extended benefits were available in Puerto Rico during the
week ending Jan. 13.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian
employees totaled 6,717 in the week ending Jan. 20, a decrease of 218,129 from
the prior week. There were 2,382 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a
decrease of 339 from the preceding week.
There were 41,450 former Federal civilian employees
claiming UI benefits for the week ending Jan. 13, a decrease of 9,937 from the
previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 28,633, a
decrease of 311 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending
Jan. 13 were in Alaska (7.0 percent), Puerto Rico (5.6), Rhode Island (5.6),
Pennsylvania (5.0), Washington (4.8), West Virginia (4.7), Idaho (4.3),
California (4.0), Maine (4.0), and Oregon (4.0).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending
Jan. 20 were in Pennsylvania (+8,292), Virginia (+8,072), North Carolina
(+6,819), New Jersey (+5,366), and Maryland (+2,303), while the largest
decreases were in Michigan (-14,549), Tennessee (-13,268), Illinois (-10,367),
Alabama (-9,869), and Missouri (-9,474).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Jan. 27 Jan. 20 Change Jan. 13 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 388,000 413,000 -25,000 316,000 320,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 492,180 511,365 -19,185 634,100 396,457
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 377,750 373,750 +4,000 365,000 336,000
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Jan. 20 Jan. 13 Change Jan. 6 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,722,000 2,747,000 -25,000 2,529,000 2,465,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 3,487,449 3,263,467 +223,982 3,311,014 3,140,684
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,650,750 2,676,750 -26,000 2,643,250 2,510,750
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA) 2.4% 2.4% 0.0 2.3% 2.3%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA) 3.1% 2.9% +0.2 3.0% 2.9%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Jan. 20 Jan. 13 Change Year
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Federal Employees 6,717 224,846 -218,129 2,373
Newly Discharged Veterans 2,382 2,721 -339 2,662
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Jan. 13 Jan. 6 Change Year
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Federal Employees 41,450 51,387 -9,937 35,983
Newly Discharged Veterans 28,633 28,944 -311 35,363
Railroad Retirement Board 9,000 9,000 0 8,000
Extended Benefits 10,163 10,059 +104 11,678
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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 01/20/1996
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
MI -14,549 Fewer layoffs in the automobile industry.
TN -13,268 Fewer layoffs in the food, textile, apparel, lumber,
furniture, paper, chemical, rubber, leather goods,
glass, electrical equipment, transportation
equipment, and service industries, and
manufacturing.
IL -10,367 Fewer layoffs in the construction and service
industries, and manufacturing.
AL -9,869 Fewer layoffs in the textile and apparel industries.
MO -9,474 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and
service industries.
OH -8,074 No comment.
GA -7,293 Fewer layoffs in the textile and carpet industries.
CA -6,813 Decrease due to a shorter workweek (Dr. King's
Birthday Holiday).
KY -6,062 Fewer layoffs in the apparel industry.
MN -5,441 No comment.
NY -5,214 No comment.
AR -4,841 Fewer layoffs in the food industry.
OK -4,687 No comment.
SC -4,571 Fewer layoffs in the textile industry.
WI -4,142 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and
service industries, and manufacturing.
IN -3,429 Fewer layoffs in the furniture industry.
MA -2,893 No comment.
OR -2,704 No comment.
TX -2,649 Fewer layoffs in the service and transportation
equipment industries.
LA -2,526 No comment.
IA -2,428 No comment.
KS -2,367 Fewer layoffs in the trade industry.
FL -2,291 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and
service industries, and manufacturing.
ME -1,815 Fewer layoffs in the construction, textile, and shoe
industries, and manufacturing.
MS -1,730 Fewer layoffs in the apparel, lumber, wood products,
electrical equipment, and transportation equipment
industries.
ID -1,700 No comment.
DC -1,669 No comment.
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
WA -1,575 No comment.
CO -1,375 No comment.
AZ -1,236 No comment.
MT -1,201 No comment.
CT -1,136 No comment.
UT -1,042 No comment.
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
MD +2,303 Layoffs in the service, leather goods, stone
products, wood products, construction, fabricated
metals, transportation equipment, apparel, and
chemical industries.
NJ +5,366 Layoffs in the trade and service industries, and
manufacturing.
NC +6,819 Layoffs in the apparel and furniture industries.
VA +8,072 Layoffs in the textile, apparel, lumber, furniture,
and transportation equipment industries.
PA +8,292 Layoffs in the food, lumber, furniture, and
fabricated metals industries.
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