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In the week ending Jan. 22, the advance figure for
seasonally adjusted initial claims was 266,000, an increase of 1,000 from the
previous week's revised figure of 265,000. The 4-week moving average was
288,000, a decrease of 2,250 from the previous week's revised average of
290,250.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate
was 1.7 percent for the week ending Jan. 15, unchanged from the prior week's
revised rate of 1.7 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured
unemployment during the week ending Jan. 15 was 2,140,000, an increase of
76,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,064,000. The 4-week moving
average was 2,125,500, a decrease of 4,250 from the preceding week's revised
average of 2,129,750.
The advance number of actual initial claims under state
programs, unadjusted, totaled 328,869 in the week ending Jan. 22, a decrease of
114,378 from the previous week. There were 364,737 initial claims in the
comparable week in 1999.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.1
percent during the week ending Jan. 15, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from
the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits
in state programs totaled 2,611,125, a decrease of 71,602 from the preceding
week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.4 percent and the volume was
2,862,950.
Extended benefits were not available in any state during
the week ending Jan. 8.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian
employees totaled 1,728 in the week ending Jan. 15, a decrease of 2,283 from
the prior week. There were 1,334 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a
decrease of 76 from the preceding week.
There were 20,114 former Federal civilian employees
claiming UI benefits for the week ending Jan. 8, a decrease of 2,283 from the
previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 14,398, an
increase of 209 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending
Jan. 8 were in Alaska (6.4 percent), Puerto Rico (5.7), Rhode Island (3.9),
Idaho (3.6), Washington (3.5), Michigan (3.3), Oregon (3.3), Pennsylvania
(3.1), West Virginia (3.0), California (2.9), Montana (2.9), and Wisconsin
(2.9).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending
Jan. 15 were in Georgia (+1,910), Puerto Rico (+959), Maine (+228), Rhode
Island (+174), and the District of Columbia (+96), while the largest decreases
were in Michigan (-17,628), New York (-14,665), North Carolina (-12,066),
Tennessee (-11,473), and Ohio (-8,679).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Jan. 22 Jan. 15 Change Jan. 8 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 266,000 265,000 +1,000 311,000 301,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 328,869 443,247 -114,378 606,859 364,737
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 288,000 290,250 -2,250 294,750 332,000
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Jan. 15 Jan. 8 Change Jan. 1 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,140,000 2,064,000 +76,000 2,138,000 2,333,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,611,125 2,682,727 -71,602 2,761,926 2,862,950
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,125,500 2,129,750 -4,250 2,136,250 2,306,500
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.7% 1.7% 0.0 1.7% 1.9%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 2.1% 2.2% -0.1 2.2% 2.4%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Jan. 15 Jan. 8 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,728 2,793 -1,065 2,055
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,334 1,410 -76 1,660
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Jan. 8 Jan. 1 Change Year
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Federal Employees 20,114 22,397 -2,283 20,489
Newly Discharged Veterans 14,398 14,189 +209 16,594
Railroad Retirement Board 4,000 4,000 0 6,000
Extended Benefits 0 1 -1 14,558
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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 01/15/2000
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
MI -17,628 No comment.
NY -14,665 No comment.
NC -12,066 Fewer layoffs in the construction, service, textile, apparel, furniture, and lumber/wood industries.
TN -11,473 Fewer layoffs in the construction, textile, apparel, furniture, paper, lumber/wood, printing/publishing, rubber/plastics, industrial machinery, leather goods, electronic equipment, transportation equipment, and scientific instruments industries.
OH -8,679 No comment.
CA -8,072 No comment.
IN -7,747 No comment.
WI -7,548 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries, and manufacturing.
IL -7,233 Fewer layoffs in the construction and service industries, and manufacturing.
NJ -6,982 Fewer layoffs in the trade and service industries, and manufacturing.
IA -5,377 No comment.
VA -4,996 Fewer layoffs in the textile, apparel, and furniture industries.
SC -4,714 No comment.
AR -4,537 No comment.
MA -4,528 No comment.
MO -4,277 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries.
KY -3,983 No comment.
TX -3,654 Fewer layoffs in the trade and service industries.
MN -3,219 Fewer layoffs in the construction industry, and manufacturing.
MD -2,715 Fewer layoffs in the construction, food, apparel, and recreation industries.
WA -1,994 No comment.
OR -1,950 No comment.
PA -1,677 Fewer layoffs in the transportation and paper industries.
CO -1,582 No comment.
DE -1,517 No comment.
ID -1,400 No comment.
LA -1,255 No comment
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
KS -1,100 Fewer layoffs in manufacturing.
HI -1,035 No comment.
NV -1,009 No comment.
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
GA +1,910 Layoffs in manufacturing.
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