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In the week ending March 2, the advance figure for
seasonally adjusted initial claims was 363,000, an increase of 6,000 from the
previous week's revised figure of 357,000. The 4-week moving average was
370,750, a decrease of 1,000 from the previous week's revised average of
371,750.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate
was 2.3 percent for the week ending Feb. 24, 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 Feb. 24, was 2,601,000, a decrease of
85,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,686,000. The 4-week moving
average was 2,674,500, a decrease of 500 from the preceding week's revised
average of 2,675,000.
The advance number of actual initial claims under state
programs, unadjusted, totaled 367,197 in the week ending March 2, an increase
of 20,506 from the previous week. There were 342,015 initial claims in the
comparable week in 1995.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.9
percent during the week ending Feb. 24, unchanged from the prior week. The
advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs
totaled 3,285,690, an increase of 9,189 from the preceding week. A year
earlier, the rate was 2.9 percent and the volume was 3,140,967.
Extended benefits were available in Alaska during the week
ending Feb. 17.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian
employees totaled 1,821 in the week ending Feb. 24, a decrease of 765 from the
prior week. There were 1,964 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a
decrease of 373 from the preceding week.
There were 36,383 former Federal civilian employees
claiming UI benefits for the week ending Feb. 17, an increase of 2,740 from the
previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 28,192, an
increase of 266 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending
Feb. 17 were in Alaska (7.3 percent), Rhode Island (6.0), Idaho (5.3), Montana
(5.0), Washington (5.0), Puerto Rico (4.7), West Virginia (4.7), Pennsylvania
(4.6), California (4.2), Maine (4.2), and Oregon (4.2).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending
Feb. 24 were in California (+5,600), Massachusetts (+3,570), Rhode Island
(+1,160), Connecticut (+956), and New Hampshire (+866), while the largest
decreases were in North Carolina (-18,033), Tennessee (-6,963), Oklahoma
(-3,874), New York (-3,328), and Georgia (-3,205).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING March 2 Feb. 24 Change Feb. 17 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 363,000 357,000 +6,000 382,000 338,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 367,197 346,691 +20,506 395,332 342,015
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 370,750 371,750 -1,000 380,500 338,750
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Feb. 24 Feb. 17 Change Feb. 10 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,601,000 2,686,000 -85,000 2,654,000 2,493,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 3,285,690 3,276,501 +9,189 3,299,438 3,140,967
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,674,500 2,675,000 -500 2,682,250 2,508,000
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA) 2.3% 2.4% -0.1 2.4% 2.3%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA) 2.9% 2.9% 0.0 2.9% 2.9%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Feb. 24 Feb. 17 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,821 2,586 -765 1,752
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,964 2,337 -373 2,183
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Feb. 17 Feb. 10 Change Year
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Federal Employees 36,383 33,643 +2,740 35,655
Newly Discharged Veterans 28,192 27,926 +266 34,466
Railroad Retirement Board 9,000 9,000 0 8,000
Extended Benefits 3,709 5,807 -2,098 12,917
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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 02/24/1996
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
NC -18,033 Fewer layoffs in the construction, textile,
furniture, lumber, and glass industries.
TN -6,963 Fewer layoffs in the construction, textile, apparel,
furniture, chemical, leather goods, fabricated
metals, electrical equipment, transportation
equipment, trade, and service industries.
OK -3,874 Fewer layoffs in the automobile industry.
NY -3,328 Decrease due to a shorter workweek (Presidents' Day
Holiday).
GA -3,205 Fewer layoffs in the apparel and electrical
equipment industries.
WA -2,917 No comment.
MI -2,556 Fewer layoffs in the automobile industry.
OH -2,040 No comment.
AL -1,807 Fewer layoffs in the textile and construction
industries.
OR -1,592 No comment.
PA -1,419 Fewer layoffs in the apparel, furniture, lumber, and
wood products industries.
TX -1,406 Fewer layoffs in the apparel and trade industries.
VA -1,332 Fewer layoffs in the construction, lumber, textile,
food, and electrical equipment industries.
MS -1,147 Fewer layoffs in the paper, and electrical equipment
industries.
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
RI +1,160 No comment.
MA +3,570 Layoffs in the service industry.
CA +5,600 Increase due to the return to a five day workweek
after a shorter reporting period the previous week,
as well as layoffs in the construction industry, and
agriculture.
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