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In the week ending April 13, the advance figure for
seasonally adjusted initial claims was 360,000, an increase of 10,000 from the
previous week's revised figure of 350,000. The 4-week moving average was
387,250, a decrease of 6,500 from the previous week's revised average of
393,750.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate
was 2.3 percent for the week ending April 6, 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 April 6 was 2,589,000, a decrease of 53,000
from the preceding week's revised level of 2,642,000. The 4-week moving average
was 2,643,500, a decrease of 1,500 from the preceding week's revised average of
2,645,000.
The advance number of actual initial claims under state
programs, unadjusted, totaled 344,742 in the week ending April 13, a decrease
of 9,732 from the previous week. There were 318,030 initial claims in the
comparable week in 1995.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.5
percent during the week ending April 6, a decrease of 0.2 percentage point from
the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits
in state programs totaled 2,811,745, a decrease of 178,530 from the preceding
week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.4 percent and the volume was
2,667,325.
Extended benefits were available in Alaska during the week
ending March 30.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian
employees totaled 3,157 in the week ending April 6, an increase of 1,507 from
the prior week. There were 2,098 initial claims by newly discharged veterans,
an increase of 78 from the preceding week.
There were 29,100 former Federal civilian employees
claiming UI benefits for the week ending March 30, a decrease of 563 from the
previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 25,805, an
increase of 122 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending
March 30 were in Alaska (6.8 percent), Rhode Island (5.5), Puerto Rico (4.8),
Montana (4.3), Idaho (4.2), Michigan (4.2), California (4.1), Washington (4.1),
Maine (3.9), Pennsylvania (3.9), and West Virginia (3.9).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending
April 6 were in Ohio (+3,171), Illinois (+3,088), California (+2,936), Alabama
(+2,454), and Texas (+2,324), while the largest decreases were in Michigan
(-11,038), Indiana (-3,368), Tennessee (-2,872), Kentucky (-1,292), and
Wisconsin (-1,034).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 13 April 6 Change March 30 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 360,000 350,000 +10,000 406,000 342,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 344,742 354,474 -9,732 344,239 318,030
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 387,250 393,750 -6,500 394,250 342,000
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 6 March 30 Change March 23 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,589,000 2,642,000 -53,000 2,702,000 2,466,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,811,745 2,990,275 -178,530 3,112,605 2,667,325
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,643,500 2,645,000 -1,500 2,648,000 2,478,750
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA) 2.3% 2.4% -0.1 2.4% 2.2%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA) 2.5% 2.7% -0.2 2.8% 2.4%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 6 March 30 Change Year
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Federal Employees 3,157 1,650 +1,507 2,414
Newly Discharged Veterans 2,098 2,020 +78 2,438
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING March 30 March 23 Change Year
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Federal Employees 29,100 29,663 -563 31,467
Newly Discharged Veterans 25,805 25,683 +122 30,849
Railroad Retirement Board 7,000 7,000 0 6,000
Extended Benefits 3,825 2,669 +1,156 16,181
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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 04/06/1996
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
MI -11,038 Fewer layoffs in the automobile as well as various other
industries scattered throughout the state, following the
cessation of the General Motors strike.
IN -3,368 Fewer layoffs in the primary metals industry.
TN -2,872 Fewer layoffs in the food, textile, apparel, furniture,
chemical, leather goods, glass, fabricated metals,
industrial machinery, electrical equipment, and service
industries, manufacturing, and forestry.
KY -1,292 Fewer layoffs in the textile and electrical equipment
industries.
WI -1,034 Fewer 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
MN +1,143 Increase due partly to the start of a new quarter of
wage credits for benefit purposes.
WA +1,150 No comment.
VA +1,233 Increase due to the start of a new quarter of wage
credits for benefit purposes, as well as layoffs in the
transportation equipment, electrical equipment, apparel,
and lumber industries.
MA +1,335 No comment.
MO +1,388 Layoffs in the electrical machinery, trade, and service
industries.
GA +1,482 Layoffs in the carpet industry.
OR +1,903 No comment.
PA +1,904 Layoffs in the food, furniture, and service industries.
AR +2,027 Layoffs in the electrical equipment industry.
FL +2,148 Layoffs in the construction, trade, and service
industries, and manufacturing.
TX +2,324 Layoffs in the textile, rubber, fabricated metals, non-
electrical machinery, electrical equipment,
transportation, trade, and service industries.
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
AL +2,454 Layoffs in the apparel and rubber industries.
CA +2,936 No comment.
IL +3,088 Layoffs in the trade and service industries, and
manufacturing.
OH +3,171 Layoffs in the automobile industry (General Motors
strike related), as well as various other industries
scattered throughout the state.
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