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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending March 4, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 280,000, an increase of 5,000 from the previous week's
unrevised figure of 275,000. The 4-week moving average was 277,250, a decrease
of 6,750 from the previous week's unrevised average of 284,000.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.7
percent for the week ending Feb. 26, 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. 26 was 2,123,000, an increase of 35,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,088,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,110,250, a
decrease of 3,250 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,113,500.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 281,404 in the week ending March 4, an increase of 22,736
from the previous week. There were 297,325 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1999.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.1 percent during
the week ending Feb. 26, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from the prior
week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state
programs totaled 2,655,645, an increase of 137,559 from the preceding week. A
year earlier, the rate was 2.3 percent and the volume was 2,274,709.
Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week
ending Feb. 19.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 857 in the week ending Feb. 26, a decrease of 194 from the prior week.
There were 864 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of 194
from the preceding week.
There were 16,154 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending Feb. 19, a decrease of 2,733 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 13,578, a decrease of 121 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Feb. 19 were
in Alaska (6.2 percent), Puerto Rico (5.1), Rhode Island (3.9), Idaho (3.7),
Washington (3.5), Oregon (3.3), Montana (3.1), Pennsylvania (3.0), West
Virginia (3.0), California (2.9), New Jersey (2.9), and Wisconsin (2.9).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Feb. 26 were
in Massachusetts (+4,113), Rhode Island (+1,391), Kentucky (+824), Texas
(+466), and Indiana (+268), while the largest decreases were in California
(-5,588), North Carolina (-2,422), Illinois (-2,354), Michigan (-2,266), and
Missouri (-1,942).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING March 4 Feb. 26 Change Feb. 19 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 280,000 275,000 +5,000 269,000 292,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 281,404 258,668 +22,736 281,137 297,325
4-Wk Moving Average (SA)277,250 284,000 -6,750 284,250 293,500
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Feb. 26 Feb.19 Change Feb. 12 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,123,000 2,088,000 +35,000 2,095,000 2,172,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,655,645 2,518,086 +137,559 2,658,809 2,274,709
4-Wk Moving Average (SA)2,110,250 2,113,500 -3,250 2,090,250 2,204,000
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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% 2.0% +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. 26 Feb. 19 Change Year
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Federal Employees 857 1,051 -194 1,046
Newly Discharged Veterans 864 1,058 -194 1,268
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Feb. 19 Feb. 12 Change Year
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Federal Employees 16,154 18,887 -2,733 18,200
Newly Discharged Veterans 13,578 13,699 -121 16,358
Railroad Retirement Board 6,000 6,000 0 6,000
Extended Benefits 0 0 0 1,426
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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 02/26/2000
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
CA -5,588 Decrease due to a shorter workweek (Presidents= Day Holiday).
NC -2,422 Fewer layoffs in the textile and lumber/wood industries.
IL -2,354 Fewer layoffs in the trade and service industries, and manufacturing.
MI -2,266 No comment.
MO -1,942 Fewer layoffs in the trade, service, apparel, and transportation industries.
PA -1,821 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, service, stone/clay/glass, rubber/plastics, and furniture industries.
WA -1,605 No comment.
SC -1,207 Fewer layoffs in manufacturing.
OH -1,087 No comment.
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
RI +1,391 Layoffs in the service industry, and manufacturing.
MA +4,113 Layoffs in the service industry.
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