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In the week ending Jan. 15, the advance figure for
seasonally adjusted initial claims was 272,000, a decrease of 39,000 from the
previous week's revised figure of 311,000. The 4-week moving average was
292,000, a decrease of 2,750 from the previous week's revised average of
294,750.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate
was 1.6 percent for the week ending Jan. 8, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point
from the prior week's unrevised rate of 1.7 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured
unemployment during the week ending Jan. 8 was 2,009,000, a decrease of 129,000
from the preceding week's revised level of 2,138,000. The 4-week moving average
was 2,116,000, a decrease of 20,250 from the preceding week's revised average
of 2,136,250.
The advance number of actual initial claims under state
programs, unadjusted, totaled 454,776 in the week ending Jan. 15, a decrease of
151,921 from the previous week. There were 514,082 initial claims in the
comparable week in 1999.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.1
percent during the week ending Jan. 8, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from
the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits
in state programs totaled 2,611,087, a decrease of 151,392 from the preceding
week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.4 percent and the volume was 2,891,822.
Extended benefits were not available in any state during
the week ending Jan. 1.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian
employees totaled 2,781 in the week ending Jan. 8, an increase of 1,719 from
the prior week. There were 1,409 initial claims by newly discharged veterans,
an increase of 515 from the preceding week.
There were 22,550 former Federal civilian employees
claiming UI benefits for the week ending Jan. 1, an increase of 3,864 from the
previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 14,380, an
increase of 1,075 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending
Jan. 1 were in Alaska (6.4 percent), Puerto Rico (4.9), Rhode Island (4.0),
Idaho (3.7), Oregon (3.6), Washington (3.6), Wisconsin (3.3), Arkansas (3.2),
California (3.1), and Pennsylvania (3.1).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending
Jan. 8 were in California (+21,599), North Carolina (+20,252), Tennessee
(+14,554), Michigan (+11,988), and Texas (+10,562), while the largest decreases
were in Wisconsin (-6,862), Kentucky (-6,376), Massachusetts (-2,824),
Pennsylvania (-1,490), and New Hampshire (-1,480).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Jan. 15 Jan. 8 Change Jan. 1 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 272,000 311,000 -39,000 310,000 315,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 454,776 606,697 -151,921 439,633 514,082
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 292,000 294,750 -2,750 283,750 344,500
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Jan. 8 Jan. 1 Change Dec. 25 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,009,000 2,138,000 -129,000 2,160,000 2,245,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,611,087 2,762,479 -151,392 2,246,660 2,891,822
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,116,000 2,136,250 -20,250 2,126,750 2,274,500
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.6% 1.7% -0.1 1.8% 1.9%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 2.1% 2.2% -0.1 1.8% 2.4%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Jan. 8 Jan. 1 Change Year
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Federal Employees 2,781 1,062 +1,719 3,079
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,409 894 +515 1,703
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Jan. 1 Dec. 25 Change Year
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Federal Employees 22,550 18,686 +3,864 22,894
Newly Discharged Veterans 14,380 13,305 +1,075 16,137
Railroad Retirement Board 4,000 4,000 0 7,000
Extended Benefits 1 0 +1 15,978
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FOOTNOTES
SA - Seasonally Adjusted Data
NSA - Not Seasonally Adjusted Data
1 - Prior year is comparable to most recent data.
2 - Most recent week used covered employment of 123,830,071 as denominator.
UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 01/08/2000
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
WI -6,862 Fewer layoffs in the construction and service industries, and manufacturing.
KY -6,376 Fewer layoffs in the tobacco, non-electrical machinery, and transportation equipment industries.
MA -2,824 No comment.
PA -1,490 Fewer layoffs in the food, apparel, trade, and transportation industries.
NH -1,480 No comment.
RI -1,398 Fewer layoffs in manufacturing.
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
ND +1,025 Claims reported to be flood related.
DE +1,336 Layoffs in the automobile industry.
UT +1,447 No comment.
MT +1,481 No comment.
HI +1,498 Increase due to the start of a new quarter of wage credits for benefit purposes.
CT +1,676 Layoffs in the construction and trade industries, manufacturing, and agriculture.
AZ +1,781 No comment.
AK +1,823 No comment.
MN +2,019 Layoffs in the construction and service industries.
MS +2,193 Layoffs in the textile, apparel, lumber/wood, furniture, electrical equipment, transportation equipment, and service industries.
CO +2,383 No comment.
NV +2,456 Increase due to the return to a five day workweek after a shorter reporting period the previous week.
WV +2,483 No comment.
LA +2,756 Increase due to the start of a new quarter.
MO +2,862 Layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries.
OR +3,138 No comment.
FL +3,293 Layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries, manufacturing, and agriculture.
WA +4,336 No comment.
VA +5,512 Layoffs in the textile, apparel, furniture, and chemical industries.
SC +5,855 No comment.
NJ +6,038 Layoffs in the 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
IN +6,276 Layoffs in the electrical equipment, transportation equipment, and mining industries.
AL +7,255 Layoffs in the electrical machinery, textile, and lumber/wood industries.
GA +7,392 Layoffs in the trade industry, and manufacturing.
IL +7,441 Layoffs in the construction and service industries, and manufacturing.
OH +9,361 Layoffs in various industries scattered throughout the state.
NY +10,167 No comment.
TX +10,562 Layoffs in the oil/gas, food, non-electrical machinery, scientific instruments, trade, and service industries.
MI +11,988 Layoffs in the automobile industry.
TN +14,554 Layoffs in the construction, apparel, furniture, lumber/wood, printing/publishing, rubber/plastics, stone/clay/glass, chemical, fabricated metals, industrial machinery, electrical equipment, trade, service, and transportation industries.
NC +20,252 Layoffs in the textile, apparel, lumber/wood, and furniture industries.
CA +21,599 Increase due to the return to a five day workweek
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