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In the week ending Feb. 17, the advance figure for
seasonally adjusted initial claims was 391,000, an increase of 5,000 from the
previous week's revised figure of 386,000. The 4-week moving average was
383,000, a decrease of 5,250 from the previous week's revised average of
388,250.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate
was 2.4 percent for the week ending Feb. 10, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point
from the prior week's unrevised rate of 2.5 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured
unemployment during the week ending Feb. 10, was 2,676,000, a decrease of
92,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,768,000. The 4-week moving
average was 2,695,750, a decrease of 19,000 from the preceding week's revised
average of 2,714,750.
The advance number of actual initial claims under state
programs, unadjusted, totaled 401,256 in the week ending Feb. 17, a decrease of
41,152 from the previous week. There were 356,237 initial claims in the
comparable week in 1995.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.9
percent during the week ending Feb. 10, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from
the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits
in state programs totaled 3,302,091, a decrease of 110,840 from the preceding
week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.9 percent and the volume was
3,141,413.
Extended benefits were available in Puerto Rico during the
week ending Feb. 3.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian
employees totaled 4,156 in the week ending Feb. 10, a decrease of 5,089 from
the prior week. There were 2,338 initial claims by newly discharged veterans,
an increase of 119 from the preceding week.
There were 39,176 former Federal civilian employees
claiming UI benefits for the week ending Feb. 3, an increase of 3,045 from the
previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 29,628, an
increase of 1,425 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending
Feb. 3 were in Alaska (7.7 percent), Puerto Rico (6.4), Rhode Island (6.2),
Washington (5.5), Idaho (5.3), Montana (5.3), Pennsylvania (4.8), West Virginia
(4.7), Maine (4.3), California (4.2), and the Virgin Islands (4.2).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending
Feb. 10 were in California (+7,680), Texas (+4,547), Ohio (+3,613), North
Carolina (+3,349), and Mississippi (+2,374), while the largest decreases were
in the District of Columbia (-3,954), Missouri (-3,769), Wisconsin (-2,677),
Illinois (-2,600), and Nebraska (-1,315).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Feb. 17 Feb. 10 Change Feb. 3 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 391,000 386,000 +5,000 366,000 344,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 401,256 442,408 -41,152 433,693 356,237
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 383,000 388,250 -5,250 370,750 332,750
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Feb. 10 Feb. 3 Change Jan. 27 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,676,000 2,768,000 -92,000 2,628,000 2,517,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 3,302,091 3,412,931 -110,840 3,264,046 3,141,413
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,695,750 2,714,750 -19,000 2,655,000 2,503,250
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA) 2.4% 2.5% -0.1 2.3% 2.3%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA) 2.9% 3.0% -0.1 2.9% 2.9%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Feb. 10 Feb. 3 Change Year
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Federal Employees 4,156 9,245 -5,089 2,472
Newly Discharged Veterans 2,338 2,219 +119 2,660
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Feb. 3 Jan. 27 Change Year
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Federal Employees 39,176 36,131 +3,045 37,968
Newly Discharged Veterans 29,628 28,203 +1,425 36,093
Railroad Retirement Board 10,000 10,000 0 9,000
Extended Benefits 14,356 13,670 +686 12,405
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FOOTNOTES
SA - Seasonally Adjusted Data
NSA - Not Seasonally Adjusted Data
1 - Prior year is comparable to most recent data.
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UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 02/10/1996
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
DC -3,954 No comment.
MO -3,769 Fewer layoffs in the construction and transportation
industries.
WI -2,677 Fewer layoffs in the construction and service
industries, and manufacturing.
IL -2,600 Fewer layoffs in the trade and service industries,
and manufacturing.
NE -1,315 No comment.
MT -1,197 No comment.
PA -1,139 Fewer layoffs in the food, apparel, furniture, and
service industries.
NJ -1,073 Fewer layoffs in the trade and service industries,
and manufacturing.
CO -1,045 No comment.
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
MN +1,106 Layoffs in manufacturing.
TN +1,508 Layoffs in the tobacco, textile, apparel, chemical,
glass, electronic equipment, transportation
equipment, and service industries.
MD +1,645 Layoffs in the apparel, fabricated metals, and
electrical equipment industries.
VA +1,784 Layoffs in the construction, lumber, furniture, and
textile industries.
MS +2,374 Layoffs in the apparel and electrical equipment
industries.
NC +3,349 Layoffs in the construction and textile industries.
OH +3,613 Layoffs in the transportation equipment and various
other industries scattered throughout the state.
TX +4,547 Layoffs in the trade, service, food, primary metals,
and scientific instruments industries.
CA +7,680 Layoffs in agriculture.
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