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In the week ending June 29, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 351,000, a
decrease of 4,000 from the previous week's unrevised figure of 355,000. The 4-week moving average was
355,750, a decrease of 750 from the previous week's unrevised average of 356,500.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.3 percent for the week ending June 22,
unchanged from the prior week's unrevised rate of 2.3 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending June 22 was
2,577,000, an increase of 7,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,570,000. The 4-week moving
average was 2,541,500, a decrease of 6,250 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,547,750.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 316,336 in the
week ending June 29, an increase of 3,770 from the previous week. There were 341,207 initial claims in
the comparable week in 1995.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.1 percent during the week ending June 22,
unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state
programs totaled 2,327,280, a decrease of 13,596 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.2
percent and the volume was 2,386,331.
Extended benefits were available in Alaska and Puerto Rico during the week ending June 15.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 1,972 in the week ending
June 22, a decrease of 338 from the prior week. There were 2,154 initial claims by newly discharged veterans,
a decrease of 30 from the preceding week.
There were 23,712 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending June 15,
a decrease of 1,285 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 22,794, an
increase of 546 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending June 15 were in Puerto Rico (5.9 percent),
Alaska (4.5), Rhode Island (3.8), California (3.5), Washington (3.3), Hawaii (3.1), Pennsylvania (3.0),
Oregon (2.9), New Jersey (2.8), and Arkansas (2.6).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending June 22 were in California (+6,094),
Michigan (+2,539), New Jersey (+1,471), Oregon (+1,111), and Washington (+836), while the largest decreases
were in Ohio (-1,552), Tennessee (-1,441), Texas (-1,334), Georgia (-1,025), and Indiana (-1,011).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING June 29 June 22 Change June 15 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 351,000 355,000 -4,000 357,000 368,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 316,336 312,566 +3,770 307,376 341,207
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 355,750 356,500 -750 354,000 376,750
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING June 22 June 15 Change June 8 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,577,000 2,570,000 +7,000 2,507,000 2,635,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,327,280 2,340,876 -13,596 2,278,659 2,386,331
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,541,500 2,547,750 -6,250 2,537,500 2,618,750
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA) 2.3% 2.3% 0.0 2.2% 2.4%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA) 2.1% 2.1% 0.0 2.0% 2.2%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING June 22 June 15 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,972 2,310 -338 2,128
Newly Discharged Veterans 2,154 2,184 -30 2,510
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING June 15 June 8 Change Year
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Federal Employees 23,712 24,997 -1,285 24,583
Newly Discharged Veterans 22,794 22,248 +546 27,065
Railroad Retirement Board 4,000 4,000 0 3,000
Extended Benefits 15,430 9,584 +5,846 18,577
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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 06/22/1996
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
OH -1,552 No comment.
TN -1,441 Fewer layoffs in the apparel, chemical, fabricated
metals, industrial machinery, electrical equipment,
trade, and service industries, and manufacturing.
TX -1,334 No comment.
GA -1,025 Fewer layoffs in the textile industry.
IN -1,011 No comment.
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
OR +1,111 No comment.
NJ +1,471 Layoffs in the trade and service industries.
MI +2,539 Layoffs for model changeover in the automobile
industry.
CA +6,094 Layoffs in the construction and service industries,
and agriculture.
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