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information may be out of date.
For more information call: (202) 219-6871
NOTE:
The publication that will be released on Thursday, February 24, 2000,
will use the new seasonal factors. The seasonal factors will appear on the last
page.
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending Feb. 12, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 283,000, a decrease of 20,000 from the previous week's
revised figure of 303,000. The 4-week moving average was 281,500, an increase
of 4,750 from the previous week's revised average of 276,750.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.7
percent for the week ending Feb. 5, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised
rate of 1.7 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending Feb. 5 was 2,147,000, an increase of 7,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,140,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,101,000, an
increase of 20,250 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,080,750.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 311,001 in the week ending Feb. 12, a decrease of 53,959
from the previous week. There were 320,660 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1999.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.1 percent during
the week ending Feb. 5, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week.
The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state
programs totaled 2,632,800, a decrease of 46,063 from the preceding week. A
year earlier, the rate was 2.3 percent and the volume was 2,758,164.
Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending
Jan. 29.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 1,412 in the week ending Feb. 5, an increase of 217 from the prior
week. There were 1,174 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase
of 35 from the preceding week.
There were 20,198 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending Jan. 29, an increase of 1,385 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 13,740, a decrease of 473 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Jan. 29 were
in Alaska (6.6 percent), Puerto Rico (5.4), Rhode Island (4.3), Idaho (3.8),
Montana (3.5), Pennsylvania (3.5), Washington (3.5), West Virginia (3.4),
Oregon (3.3), California (2.9), New Jersey (2.9), and Wisconsin (2.9).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Feb. 5 were
in North Carolina (+19,984), California (+11,354), South Carolina (+3,337),
Arkansas (+2,674), and Oklahoma (+2,674), while the largest decreases were in
Ohio (-3,593), New York (-2,918), Wisconsin (-1,904), Indiana (-1,467), and
Illinois (-1,137).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Feb. 12 Feb. 5 Change Jan. 29 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 283,000 303,000 -20,000 274,000 299,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 311,001 364,960 -53,959 332,708 320,660
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 281,500 276,750 +4,750 278,750 294,750
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Feb. 5 Jan. 29 Change Jan. 22 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,147,000 2,140,000 +7,000 1,995,000 2,261,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,632,800 2,678,863 -46,063 2,547,393 2,758,164
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,101,000 2,080,750 +20,250 2,080,250 2,270,500
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.7% 1.7% 0.0 1.6% 1.9%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 2.1% 2.2% -0.1 2.1% 2.3%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Feb. 5 Jan. 29 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,412 1,195 +217 1,670
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,174 1,139 +35 1,544
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
Prior1
WEEK ENDING Jan. 29 Jan. 22 Change Year
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Federal Employees 20,198 18,813 +1,385 21,251
Newly Discharged Veterans 13,740 14,213 -473 16,494
Railroad Retirement Board 6,000 6,000 0 7,000
Extended Benefits 0 1 -1 20,424
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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 02/05/2000
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
OH -3,593 No comment.
NY -2,918 No comment.
WI -1,904 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries, and manufacturing.
IN -1,467 No comment.
IL -1,137 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries.
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
AL +1,107 Layoffs in the construction and lumber/wood industries.
TX +1,747 Layoffs in the non-electrical machinery, trade, service, chemical, and transportation industries.
TN +2,211 Layoffs in the food, textile, apparel, furniture, rubber/plastics, primary metals, fabricated metals, electronic equipment, trade, and service industries.
OK +2,674 No comment.
AR +2,674 No comment.
SC +3,337 Layoffs in manufacturing.
CA +11,354 Layoffs in the food and recreation industries, and agriculture.
NC +19,984 Layoffs in the construction, service, textile, apparel, lumber/wood, and transportation industries.
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