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In the week ending May 4, the advance figure for seasonally
adjusted initial claims was 336,000, a decrease of 12,000 from the previous
week's unrevised figure of 348,000. The 4-week moving average was 353,750, a
decrease of 3,500 from the previous week's unrevised average of 357,250.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate
was 2.3 percent for the week ending April 27, unchanged from the prior week's
unrevised rate of 2.3 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured
unemployment during the week ending April 27 was 2,574,000, an increase of
15,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,559,000. The 4-week moving
average was 2,582,000, a decrease of 12,750 from the preceding week's revised
average of 2,594,750.
The advance number of actual initial claims under state
programs, unadjusted, totaled 294,469 in the week ending May 4, an increase of
2,436 from the previous week. There were 325,398 initial claims in the
comparable week in 1995.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.3
percent during the week ending April 27, unchanged from the prior week. The
advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs
totaled 2,594,897, a decrease of 43,335 from the preceding week. A year
earlier, the rate was 2.3 percent and the volume was 2,500,747.
Extended benefits were available in Alaska during the week
ending April 20.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian
employees totaled 1,623 in the week ending April 27, a decrease of 176 from the
prior week. There were 1,880 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a
decrease of 122 from the preceding week.
There were 25,666 former Federal civilian employees
claiming UI benefits for the week ending April 20, a decrease of 3,859 from the
previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 24,449, a
decrease of 881 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending
April 20 were in Puerto Rico (7.4), Alaska (6.7), Rhode Island (5.0),
Washington (3.9), California (3.7), Maine (3.7), Vermont (3.7), Oregon (3.5),
Idaho (3.4), and Pennsylvania (3.4).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending
April 27 were in Oregon (+1,394), Maine (+770), New Mexico (+314), Mississippi
(+273), and Arkansas (+215), while the largest decreases were in North Carolina
(-5,728), New York (-5,524), California (-5,479), South Carolina (-4,225), and
Massachusetts (-3,470).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING May 4 April 27 Change April 20 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 336,000 348,000 -12,000 372,000 367,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 294,469 292,033 +2,436 336,294 325,398
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 353,750 357,250 -3,500 371,750 357,500
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 27 April 20 Change April 13 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,574,000 2,559,000 +15,000 2,608,000 2,517,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,594,897 2,638,232 -43,335 2,810,910 2,500,747
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,582,000 2,594,750 -12,750 2,630,500 2,496,000
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA) 2.3% 2.3% 0.0 2.3% 2.3%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA) 2.3% 2.3% 0.0 2.5% 2.3%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 27 April 20 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,623 1,799 -176 1,750
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,880 2,002 -122 2,118
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 20 April 13 Change Year
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Federal Employees 25,666 29,525 -3,859 26,991
Newly Discharged Veterans 24,449 25,330 -881 28,850
Railroad Retirement Board 6,000 6,000 0 5,000
Extended Benefits 2,795 3,496 -701 19,053
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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 04/27/1996
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
NC -5,728 Fewer layoffs in the textile, apparel, and furniture
industries.
NY -5,524 No comment.
CA -5,479 Fewer layoffs in the construction industry.
SC -4,225 Fewer layoffs in the food industry.
MA -3,470 No comment.
MI -3,194 Fewer layoffs in various industries scattered
throughout the state.
AL -2,393 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, service,
textile, and apparel industries.
PA -1,921 Fewer layoffs in the service and paper industries.
GA -1,694 Fewer layoffs in the textile and apparel industries,
and manufacturing.
RI -1,519 Fewer layoffs in the service, leather goods,
electronics, and fabricated metals industries.
VA -1,157 Fewer layoffs in the food and furniture industries.
IA -1,099 No comment.
TX -1,033 Fewer layoffs in the non-electrical machinery,
fabricated metals, transportation equipment, 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
OR +1,394 No comment.
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