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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending March 18, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 266,000, an increase of 4,000 from the previous week's
unrevised figure of 262,000. The 4-week moving average was 271,000, a decrease
of 750 from the previous week's unrevised average of 271,750.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.7
percent for the week ending March 11, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from
the prior week's revised rate of 1.6 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending March 11 was 2,049,000, an increase of 12,000 from the
preceding week's revised level of 2,037,000. The 4-week moving average was
2,069,500, a decrease of 11,500 from the preceding week's revised average of
2,081,000.
NADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 245,262 in the week ending March 18, a decrease of 9,673
from the previous week. There were 275,453 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1999.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.0 percent during
the week ending March 11, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted
number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,469,008, a
decrease of 9,531 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.2
percent and the volume was 2,638,731.
Extended benefits were available in Alaska during the week ending March
4.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 964 in the week ending March 11, a decrease of 48 from the prior week.
There were 1,043 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of 84
from the preceding week.
There were 15,684 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending March 4, a decrease of 2,488 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 13,517, an increase of 62 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending March 4 were
in Alaska (6.1 percent), Puerto Rico (5.2), Rhode Island (3.7), Idaho (3.6),
Washington (3.5), Oregon (3.2), California (3.1), Montana (3.0), New Jersey
(2.8), and Pennsylvania (2.8).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending March 11
were in Tennessee (+919), Ohio (+867), Texas (+692), Arkansas (+579), and
Nevada (+419), while the largest decreases were in New York (-7,499), Michigan
(-3,017), California (-2,983), Kansas (-2,750), and Delaware (-1,511).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING March 18 March 11 Change March 4 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 266,000 262,000 +4,000 281,000 296,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 245,26 254,935 -9,673 282,910 275,453
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 271,000 271,750 -750 277,500 294,250
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING March 11 March 4 Change Feb. 26 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,049,000 2,037,000 +12,000 2,102,000 2,186,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,469,008 2,478,539 -9,531 2,629,549 2,638,731
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,069,500 2,081,000 -11,500 2,105,500 2,181,750
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.7% 1.6% +0.1 1.7% 1.8%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 2.0% 2.0% 0.0 2.1% 2.2%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING March 11 March 4 Change Year
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Federal Employees 964 1,012 -48 1,109
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,043 1,127 -84 1,244
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING March 4 Feb. 26 Change Year
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Federal Employees 15,684 18,172 -2,488 17,426
Newly Discharged Veterans 13,517 13,455 +62 15,969
Railroad Retirement Board 7,000 7,000 0 5,000
Extended Benefits 18 0 +18 3,969
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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 03/11/2000
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
NY -7,499 No comment.
MI -3,017 No comment.
CA -2,983 Fewer layoffs in the food and service industries, and agriculture.
KS -2,750 No comment.
DE -1,511 No comment.
CT -1,463 No comment.
PA -1,254 Fewer layoffs in the construction, transportation, food, and lumber/wood industries.
WI -1,174 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries, and manufacturing.
WA -1,129 No comment.
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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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