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Archived News Release--Caution: information may be out of date. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR ETA Press Release: Unemployment Insurance Weekly
Claims Report [02/24/2000] For more information call: (202) 219-6871
NOTE: This publication is using the new seasonal factors. They appear on the last page. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATAIn the week ending Feb. 19, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 278,000, a decrease of 7,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 285,000. The 4-week moving average was 286,500, an increase of 3,000 from the previous week's revised average of 283,500. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.7 percent for the week ending Feb. 12, 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. 12 was 2,092,000, a decrease of 42,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,134,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,089,250, a decrease of 5,000 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,094,250. UNADJUSTED DATAThe advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 290,947 in the week ending Feb. 19, a decrease of 20,789 from the previous week. There were 286,130 initial claims in the comparable week in 1999. The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.1 percent during the week ending Feb. 12, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,654,762, an increase of 38,724 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.3 percent and the volume was 2,723,859. Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending Feb. 5. Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 1,234 in the week ending Feb. 12, a decrease of 179 from the prior week. There were 1,115 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of 60 from the preceding week. There were 17,252 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending Feb. 5, a decrease of 2,957 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 14,118, an increase of 172 from the prior week. The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Feb. 5 were in Alaska (6.5 percent), Puerto Rico (5.1), Rhode Island (4.1), Idaho (3.7), Washington (3.5), Oregon (3.4), Montana (3.2), Pennsylvania (3.2), West Virginia (3.1), New Jersey (2.9), and Wisconsin (2.9). The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Feb. 12 were in Wisconsin (+1,200), Vermont (+16), and the Virgin Islands (+6), while the largest decreases were in California (-5,949), Pennsylvania (-4,869), Illinois (-4,112), New Jersey (-3,153), and Missouri (-3,026).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Feb. 19 Feb. 12 Change Feb. 5 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 278,000 285,000 -7,000 307,000 295,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 290,947 311,736 -20,789 365,220 286,130
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 286,500 283,500 +3,000 279,000 293,000
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Feb. 12 Feb. 5 Change Jan. 29 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,092,000 2,134,000 -42,000 2,136,000 2,228,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,654,762 2,616,038 +38,724 2,679,058 2,723,859
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,089,250 2,094,250 -5,000 2,079,250 2,227,250
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.7% 1.7% 0.0 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 Feb. 12 Feb. 5 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,234 1,413 -179 1,325
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,115 1,175 -60 1,299
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Feb. 5 Jan. 29 Change Year
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Federal Employees 17,252 20,209 -2,957 18,358
Newly Discharged Veterans 14,118 13,946 +172 16,294
Railroad Retirement Board 7,000 7,000 0 6,000
Extended Benefits 0 0 0 10,424
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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 02/12/2000
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
CA -5,949 No comment.
PA -4,869 Fewer layoffs in the construction, transportation, electrical equipment, and food industries.
IL -4,112 Fewer layoffs in the trade and service industries, and manufacturing.
NJ -3,153 No comment.
MO -3,026 Fewer layoffs in the construction industry.
AR -2,754 No comment.
TN -2,590 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, service, food, apparel, lumber/wood, stone/clay/glass, rubber/plastics, fabricated metals, and electrical equipment industries.
OK -2,064 No comment.
VA -2,013 No comment.
SC -1,586 Fewer layoffs in manufacturing.
OH -1,562 No comment.
WA -1,439 No comment.
MI -1,418 No comment.
KY -1,364 No comment.
TX -1,360 Fewer layoffs in the apparel, fabricated metals, trade, and service industries.
CT -1,353 No comment.
NC -1,268 Fewer layoffs in the construction, tobacco, textile, and apparel industries.
MD -1,102 Fewer layoffs in the service and electrical equipment industries.
KS -1,053 No comment.
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
WI +1,200 Layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries, and manufacturing.
WEEKLY UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA, (ADJUSTED CLAIMS DATA IN THOUSANDS)
YEAR MONTH DAY INITIAL CLAIMS CONTINUED CLAIMS COVERED ADJUSTED
ACTUAL FACTOR ADJUSTED ACTUAL FACTOR ADJUSTED EMPLOYMENT RATE
2000 1 1 439,633 142.7 308 2,761,926 129.3 2,136 123,830,071 1.7
2000 1 8 606,859 195.9 310 2,686,016 129.5 2,074 123,830,071 1.7
2000 1 15 442,462 165.5 267 2,588,921 122.6 2,112 123,830,071 1.7
2000 1 22 328,800 123.5 266 2,547,393 127.7 1,995 123,830,071 1.6
2000 1 29 332,708 120.6 276 2,679,058 125.4 2,136 123,830,071 1.7
2000 2 5 365,220 119.0 307 2,616,038 122.6 2,134 123,830,071
2000 2 12 311,736 109.4 285 126.9
2000 2 19 104.6 120.6
2000 2 26 94.0 125.1
2000 3 4 100.6 121.7
2000 3 11 97.4 120.5
2000 3 18 92.1 117.3
2000 3 25 90.4 114.3
2000 4 1 87.4 110.8
2000 4 8 102.5 107.4
2000 4 15 91.9 105.4
2000 4 22 85.1 101.2
2000 4 29 81.9 98.0
2000 5 6 87.2 95.2
2000 5 13 83.4 94.5
2000 5 20 82.4 90.7
2000 5 27 82.8 88.8
2000 6 3 77.7 92.0
2000 6 10 89.9 90.2
2000 6 17 87.3 90.2
2000 6 24 89.0 91.5
2000 7 1 95.9 87.8
2000 7 8 113.5 100.6
2000 7 15 120.9 99.2
2000 7 22 108.5 96.6
2000 7 29 92.0 95.6
2000 8 5 89.2 94.0
2000 8 12 83.2 92.5
2000 8 19 78.4 89.4
2000 8 26 74.8 88.9
2000 9 2 78.4 81.2
2000 9 9 70.1 86.3
2000 9 16 79.3 81.9
2000 9 23 77.0 81.0
2000 9 30 75.1 79.3
2000 10 7 93.4 77.2
2000 10 14 82.0 82.1
2000 10 21 86.4 81.2
2000 10 28 87.0 83.1
2000 11 4 98.9 79.8
2000 11 11 89.4 90.0
2000 11 18 110.8 79.1
2000 11 25 88.7 102.1
2000 12 2 126.3 98.4
2000 12 9 121.9 100.2
2000 12 16 113.5 99.9
2000 12 23 130.6 98.6
2000 12 30 150.6 114.5
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