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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending July 13, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 364,000, a decrease of 6,000 from the previous week's
revised figure of 370,000. The 4-week moving average was 359,750, an increase
of 1,750 from the previous week's revised average of 358,000.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.3
percent for the week ending July 6, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised
rate of 2.3 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending July 6 was 2,554,000, a decrease of 78,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,632,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,581,750, an
increase of 11,750 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,570,000.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state
programs, unadjusted, totaled 446,594 in the week ending July 13, an increase
of 63,556 from the previous week. There were 491,891 initial claims in the
comparable week in 1995.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.2 percent during
the week ending July 6, an increase of 0.2 percentage point from the prior
week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state
programs totaled 2,487,416, an increase of 229,284 from the preceding week. A
year earlier, the rate was 2.4 percent and the volume was 2,677,411.
Extended benefits were available in Alaska and Puerto Rico during the
week ending June 29.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 3,248 in the week ending July 6, an increase of 618 from the prior
week. There were 2,035 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease
of 77 from the preceding week.
There were 23,000 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI
benefits for the week ending June 29, a decrease of 2,913 from the previous
week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 21,871, a decrease of
785 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending June 29 were
in Puerto Rico (6.3 percent), Alaska (3.9), Rhode Island (3.9), California
(3.2), Washington (3.1), Hawaii (2.9), Oregon (2.9), Pennsylvania (2.9), New
Jersey (2.7), and Connecticut (2.5).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending July 6 were
in Michigan (+21,465), Wisconsin (+8,295), Kentucky (+5,627), New York
(+5,626), and Indiana (+4,662), while the largest decreases were in California
(-5,785), Virginia (-1,230), Connecticut (-1,122), Missouri (-1,053), and Maine
(-456).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING July 13 July 6 Change June 29 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 364,000 370,000 -6,000 351,000 411,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 446,594 383,038 +63,556 315,615 491,891
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 359,750 358,000 +1,750 355,500 385,750
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING July 6 June 29 Change June 22 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,554,000 2,632,000 -78,000 2,570,000 2,708,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,487,416 2,258,132 +229,284 2,320,261 2,677,411
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,581,750 2,570,000 +11,750 2,540,000 2,663,250
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA) 2.3% 2.3% 0.0 2.3% 2.4%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA) 2.2% 2.0% +0.2 2.1% 2.4%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING July 6 June 29 Change Year
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Federal Employees 3,248 2,630 +618 3,603
Newly Discharged Veterans 2,035 2,112 -77 2,748
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING June 29 June 22 Change Year
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Federal Employees 23,000 25,913 -2,913 23,117
Newly Discharged Veterans 21,871 22,656 -785 25,051
Railroad Retirement Board 4,000 4,000 0 3,000
Extended Benefits 16,944 11,137 +5,807 12,178
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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 07/06/1996
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
CA -5,785 No comment.
VA -1,230 Fewer layoffs in the textile, apparel, furniture,
and rubber industries.
CT -1,122 No comment.
MO -1,053 Fewer layoffs in the glass, trade, and leather goods
industries.
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
IA +1,031 No comment.
OK +1,086 No comment.
OR +1,147 No comment.
PR +1,156 No comment.
MD +1,175 Layoffs in the chemical, leather goods, food,
apparel, and transportation equipment industries.
NC +1,446 Layoffs in the textile, furniture, and non-electrical machinery industries.
GA +1,683 Layoffs in the food, service, and transportation
industries.
SC +1,714 Layoffs in the textile industry.
TN +2,431 Layoffs in the food, apparel, furniture, printing
and publishing, rubber, industrial machinery,
scientific instruments, trade, and service
industries, and manufacturing.
FL +2,459 Layoffs in the construction, trade, and service
industries, manufacturing, and agriculture.
PA +2,516 Layoffs in the primary metals, electrical equipment,
and service industries.
AR +2,540 Layoffs in the transportation equipment, electrical
equipment, and apparel industries.
OH +3,140 No comment.
IL +4,077 Layoffs in the trade and service industries, and
manufacturing.
IN +4,662 Layoffs in the trade, electrical equipment, non-electrical machinery, rubber, transportation
equipment, lumber, and furniture industries.
NY +5,626 Layoffs in the service and transportation
industries.
KY +5,627 Layoffs in the textile and transportation equipment
industries.
WI +8,295 Layoffs in the trade and service industries, and
manufacturing.
MI +21,465 Layoffs for model changeover in the automobile
industry.
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