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In the week ending Feb. 5, the advance figure for
seasonally adjusted initial claims was 301,000, an increase of 27,000 from the
previous week's unrevised figure of 274,000. The 4-week moving average was
276,250, a decrease of 2,500 from the previous week's revised average of
278,750.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate
was 1.7 percent for the week ending Jan. 29, an increase of 0.1 percentage
point from the prior week's unrevised rate of 1.6 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured
unemployment during the week ending Jan. 29 was 2,157,000, an increase of
165,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 1,992,000. The 4-week moving
average was 2,084,250, an increase of 4,750 from the preceding week's revised
average of 2,079,500.
The advance number of actual initial claims under state
programs, unadjusted, totaled 363,114 in the week ending Feb. 5, an increase of
30,587 from the previous week. There were 344,948 initial claims in the
comparable week in 1999.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.2
percent during the week ending Jan. 29, an increase of 0.1 percentage point
from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI
benefits in state programs totaled 2,700,660, an increase of 156,979 from the
preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.4 percent and the volume was
2,853,645.
Extended benefits were not available in any state during
the week ending Jan. 22.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian
employees totaled 1,185 in the week ending Jan. 29, a decrease of 143 from the
prior week. There were 1,137 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an
increase of 119 from the preceding week.
There were 18,945 former Federal civilian employees
claiming UI benefits for the week ending Jan. 22, a decrease of 2,266 from the
previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 14,413, an
increase of 604 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending
Jan. 22 were in Alaska (6.8 percent), Puerto Rico (5.7), Rhode Island (4.1),
Idaho (3.7), Washington (3.6), Oregon (3.4), Montana (3.2), West Virginia
(3.1), Pennsylvania (3.0), California (2.9), and Wisconsin (2.9).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending
Jan. 29 were in New York (+3,586), Illinois (+2,687), Missouri (+1,914),
California (+1,701), and Indiana (+1,391), while the largest decreases were in
Alabama (-5,377), Texas (-2,127), Massachusetts (-1,809), Tennessee (-1,753),
and South Carolina (-1,493).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Feb. 5 Jan. 29 Change Jan. 22 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 301,000 274,000 +27,000 266,000 284,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 363,114 332,527 +30,587 328,800 344,948
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 276,250 278,750 -2,500 287,750 298,750
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Jan. 29 Jan. 22 Change Jan. 15 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,157,000 1,992,000 +165,000 2,122,000 2,274,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,700,660 2,543,681 +156,979 2,588,921 2,853,645
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,084,250 2,079,500 +4,750 2,121,500 2,266,500
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.7% 1.6% +0.1 1.7% 1.9%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 2.2% 2.1% +0.1 2.1% 2.4%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Jan. 29 Jan. 22 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,185 1,328 -143 1,605
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,137 1,018 +119 1,405
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Jan. 22 Jan. 15 Change Year
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Federal Employees 18,945 21,211 -2,266 19,849
Newly Discharged Veterans 14,413 13,809 +604 16,875
Railroad Retirement Board 5,000 5,000 0 7,000
Extended Benefits 1 0 +1 24,604
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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 01/29/2000
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
AL -5,377 Fewer layoffs in the lumber/wood, service, and textile industries.
TX -2,127 Fewer layoffs in the oil/gas, trade, service, and scientific instruments industries, and manufacturing.
MA -1,809 No comment.
TN -1,753 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, textile, apparel, furniture, lumber/wood, primary metals, fabricated metals, industrial machinery, and transportation equipment industries.
SC -1,493 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
FL +1,035 Layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries, and manufacturing.
KY +1,249 No comment.
VA +1,282 Layoffs in the textile and apparel industries.
IN +1,391 No comment.
CA +1,701 No comment.
MO +1,914 Layoffs in the construction industry.
IL +2,687 Layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries.
NY +3,586 No comment.
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