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In the week ending May 18, the advance figure for
seasonally adjusted initial claims was 344,000, a decrease of 7,000 from the
previous week's revised figure of 351,000. The 4-week moving average was
345,750, a decrease of 7,000 from the previous week's revised average of
352,750.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate
was 2.2 percent for the week ending May 11, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point
from the prior week's unrevised rate of 2.3 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured
unemployment during the week ending May 11 was 2,537,000, a decrease of 3,000
from the preceding week's revised level of 2,540,000. The 4-week moving average
was 2,550,250, a decrease of 17,750 from the preceding week's revised average
of 2,568,000.
The advance number of actual initial claims under state
programs, unadjusted, totaled 287,518 in the week ending May 18, a decrease of
15,818 from the previous week. There were 316,305 initial claims in the
comparable week in 1995.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.2
percent during the week ending May 11, unchanged from the prior week. The
advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs
totaled 2,443,174, a decrease of 18,263 from the preceding week. A year
earlier, the rate was 2.2 percent and the volume was 2,428,514.
Extended benefits were available in Alaska during the week
ending May 4.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian
employees totaled 1,794 in the week ending May 11, a decrease of 105 from the
prior week. There were 1,989 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a
decrease of 17 from the preceding week.
There were 24,015 former Federal civilian employees
claiming UI benefits for the week ending May 4, a decrease of 3,000 from the
previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 23,864, a
decrease of 545 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending
May 4 were in Puerto Rico (6.3 percent), Alaska (5.9), Rhode Island (4.3),
Washington (3.7), California (3.5), Oregon (3.3), Pennsylvania (3.2), Vermont
(3.2), Maine (3.1), Hawaii (3.0), Idaho (3.0), and New Jersey (3.0).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending
May 11 were in California (+2,458), Michigan (+2,343), Pennsylvania (+1,180),
Kansas (+914), and Delaware (+848), while the largest decreases were in Alabama
(-1,411), Ohio (-739), Washington (-689), Georgia (-639), and New York
(-608).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING May 18 May 11 Change May 4 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 344,000 351,000 -7,000 340,000 378,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 287,518 303,336 -15,818 298,227 316,305
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 345,750 352,750 -7,000 354,750 370,250
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING May 11 May 4 Change April 27 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,537,000 2,540,000 -3,000 2,568,000 2,538,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,443,174 2,461,437 -18,263 2,588,517 2,428,514
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,550,250 2,568,000 -17,750 2,579,750 2,518,250
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA) 2.2% 2.3% -0.1 2.3% 2.3%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA) 2.2% 2.2% 0.0 2.3% 2.2%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING May 11 May 4 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,794 1,899 -105 1,783
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,989 2,006 -17 2,367
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING May 4 April 27 Change Year
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Federal Employees 24,015 27,015 -3,000 25,060
Newly Discharged Veterans 23,864 24,409 -545 27,673
Railroad Retirement Board 5,000 5,000 0 4,000
Extended Benefits 2,368 3,033 -665 21,274
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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 05/11/1996
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
AL -1,411 Fewer layoffs in the construction, service, and
textile industries.
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
PA +1,180 Layoffs in the lumber, trade, furniture, and
electrical equipment industries.
MI +2,343 Layoffs in various industries scattered throughout
the state.
CA +2,458 No comment.
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