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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending Jan. 29, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 274,000, a decrease of 5,000 from the previous week's
revised figure of 279,000. The 4-week moving average was 282,000, a decrease of
9,000 from the previous week's revised average of 291,000.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.6
percent for the week ending Jan. 22, 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. 22 was 2,005,000, a decrease of 136,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,141,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,087,500, a
decrease of 38,750 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,126,250.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 332,256 in the week ending Jan. 29, a decrease of 13,602
from the previous week. There were 349,835 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1999.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.1 percent during
the week ending Jan. 22, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted
number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,560,106, a
decrease of 51,368 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.3
percent and the volume was 2,802,827.
Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending
Jan. 15.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 1,334 in the week ending Jan. 22, a decrease of 363 from the prior
week. There were 1,023 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease
of 311 from the preceding week.
There were 21,299 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending Jan. 15, an increase of 1,416 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 14,045, a decrease of 178 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Jan. 15 were
in Alaska (6.8 percent), Puerto Rico (5.8), Rhode Island (3.9), Idaho (3.7),
Washington (3.6), Montana (3.5), Oregon (3.4), Pennsylvania (3.2), West
Virginia (3.1), California (2.8), and Wisconsin (2.8).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Jan. 22 were
in Massachusetts (+835), Delaware (+113), Nebraska (+98), California (+74), and
New Hampshire (+55), while the largest decreases were in Tennessee (-10,001),
Georgia (-9,809), Michigan (-9,476), Pennsylvania (-9,363), and Alabama
(-6,644).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Jan. 29 Jan. 22 Change Jan. 15 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 274,000 279,000 -5,000 264,000 295,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 332,256 345,858 -13,602 442,462 349,835
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 282,000 291,000 -9,000 290,000 317,250
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Jan. 22 Jan. 15 Change Jan. 8 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,005,000 2,141,000 -136,000 2,066,000 2,214,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,560,106 2,611,474 -51,368 2,686,016 2,802,827
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,087,500 2,126,250 -38,750 2,130,250 2,282,250
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.6% 1.7% -0.1 1.7% 1.8%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 2.1% 2.1% 0.0 2.2% 2.3%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Jan. 22 Jan. 15 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,334 1,697 -363 1,559
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,023 1,334 -311 1,297
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Jan. 15 Jan. 8 Change Year
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Federal Employees 21,299 19,883 +1,416 22,132
Newly Discharged Veterans 14,045 14,223 -178 16,044
Railroad Retirement Board 4,000 4,000 0 7,000
Extended Benefits 0 0 0 13,477
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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 01/22/2000
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
TN -10,001 Fewer layoffs in the construction, textile, apparel, printing/publishing, lumber/wood, rubber/plastics, furniture, paper, industrial machinery, leather goods, electronic equipment, transportation equipment, and scientific instruments industries.
GA -9,809 Fewer layoffs in manufacturing.
MI -9,476 Fewer layoffs in the automobile industry.
PA -9,363 Fewer layoffs in the apparel, lumber/wood, trade, service, primary metals, and transportation industries.
AL -6,644 Fewer layoffs in the textile and apparel industries.
NY -5,912 No comment.
IL -4,372 Fewer layoffs in the construction industry, and manufacturing.
SC -3,986 Fewer layoffs in manufacturing.
WA -3,417 No comment.
MO -2,986 Fewer ;layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and non-electrical machinery industries.
VA -2,796 No comment.
OR -2,649 No comment.
CT -2,334 No comment.
MS -1,860 Fewer layoffs in the apparel and lumber/wood industries.
FL -1,833 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries, manufacturing, and agriculture.
MN -1,674 No comment.
WI -1,577 Fewer layoffs in the construction , trade, and service industries, and manufacturing.
NJ -1,463 Fewer layoffs in the transportation, trade, and service industries, and manufacturing.
RI -1,407 Fewer layoffs in manufacturing.
WV -1,125 No comment.
TX -1,067 Fewer layoffs in the food, furniture, fabricated metals, non-electrical machinery, trade, service, and non-electrical machinery industries, and agriculture.
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
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