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In the week ending Feb. 3, the advance figure for
seasonally adjusted initial claims was 368,000, a decrease of 21,000 from the
previous week's revised figure of 389,000. The 4-week moving average was
371,250, a decrease of 6,500 from the previous week's unrevised average of
377,750.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate
was 2.3 percent for the week ending Jan. 27, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point
from the prior week's unrevised rate of 2.4 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured
unemployment during the week ending Jan. 27, was 2,620,000, a decrease of
95,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,715,000. The 4-week moving
average was 2,654,000, an increase of 3,750 from the preceding week's revised
average of 2,650,250.
The advance number of actual initial claims under state
programs, unadjusted, totaled 435,940 in the week ending Feb. 3, a decrease of
56,951 from the previous week. There were 381,813 initial claims in the
comparable week in 1995.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.9
percent during the week ending Jan. 27, a decrease of 0.2 percentage point from
the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits
in state programs totaled 3,254,109, a decrease of 223,911 from the preceding
week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.9 percent and the volume was
3,144,902.
Extended benefits were available in Puerto Rico during the
week ending Jan. 20.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian
employees totaled 7,519 in the week ending Jan. 27, an increase of 774 from the
prior week. There were 2,531 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an
increase of 153 from the preceding week.
There were 42,909 former Federal civilian employees
claiming UI benefits for the week ending Jan. 20, an increase of 1,482 from the
previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 29,900, an
increase of 1,305 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending
Jan. 20 were in Alaska (8.0 percent), Puerto Rico (7.3), Rhode Island (6.1),
Pennsylvania (5.4), West Virginia (5.4), the Virgin Islands (5.3), Montana
(5.1), Washington (5.0), Idaho (4.8), Maine (4.3), and Oregon (4.3).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week
ending Jan. 27 were in California (+5,120), Michigan (+4,173), Oklahoma
(+3,843), New York (+3,704), and Washington (+2,121), while the largest
decreases were in North Carolina (-12,461), Pennsylvania (-6,048), Alabama
(-5,257), Tennessee (-5,162), and South Carolina (-4,222).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Feb. 3 Jan. 27 Change Jan. 20 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 368,000 389,000 -21,000 412,000 319,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 435,940 492,891 -56,951 510,786 381,813
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 371,250 377,750 -6,500 373,500 326,750
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Jan. 27 Jan. 20 Change Jan. 13 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,620,000 2,715,000 -95,000 2,752,000 2,528,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 3,254,109 3,478,020 -223,911 3,269,257 3,144,902
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,654,000 2,650,250 +3,750 2,678,000 2,516,000
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA) 2.3% 2.4% -0.1 2.5% 2.3%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA) 2.9% 3.1% -0.2 2.9% 2.9%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Jan. 27 Jan. 20 Change Year
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Federal Employees 7,519 6,745 +774 2,714
Newly Discharged Veterans 2,531 2,378 +153 2,804
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Jan. 20 Jan. 13 Change Year
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Federal Employees 42,909 41,427 +1,482 40,150
Newly Discharged Veterans 29,900 28,595 +1,305 37,769
Railroad Retirement Board 11,000 11,000 0 9,000
Extended Benefits 12,762 10,128 +2,634 14,450
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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 01/27/1996
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
NC -12,461 Fewer layoffs in the food, textile, apparel,
furniture, electrical equipment, and chemical
industries.
PA -6,048 Fewer layoffs in the food, paper, machinery, and
transportation industries.
AL -5,257 Fewer layoffs in the apparel, furniture, and service
industries.
TN -5,162 Fewer layoffs in the food, textile, apparel,
furniture, chemical, rubber, industrial machinery,
electrical equipment, transportation equipment,
service, and transportation industries, and
manufacturing.
SC -4,222 Fewer layoffs in the textile industry.
MD -3,902 Fewer layoffs in the apparel, service, fabricated
metals, chemical, and electrical equipment
industries.
NJ -3,532 Fewer layoffs in the construction and trade
industries, and manufacturing.
OH -2,094 No comment.
VA -1,897 Fewer layoffs in the construction, textile, apparel,
furniture, and lumber industries.
KY -1,722 Fewer layoffs in the electrical equipment, apparel,
and scientific instruments industries.
DE -1,271 Fewer layoffs in the automobile industry.
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
OR +1,360 No comment.
MO +1,388 Layoffs in the transportation, construction, trade,
and service industries.
IL +1,690 Layoffs in the trade and service industries, and
manufacturing.
WI +1,785 Layoffs in the construction, trade, and service
industries, and manufacturing.
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
WA +2,121 No comment.
NY +3,704 No comment.
OK +3,843 No comment.
MI +4,173 Layoffs in the automobile industry.
CA +5,120 Layoffs in the construction and service industries,
and agriculture.
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