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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending April 1, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 260,000, a decrease of 6,000 from the previous week's
unrevised figure of 266,000. The 4-week moving average was 262,750, a decrease
of 5,250 from the previous week's unrevised average of 268,000.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.6
percent for the week ending March 25, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised
rate of 1.6 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending March 25 was 2,023,000, an increase of 45,000 from the
preceding week's revised level of 1,978,000. The 4-week moving average was
2,020,000, a decrease of 19,750 from the preceding week's revised average of
2,039,750.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 227,651 in the week ending April 1, a decrease of 12,670
from the previous week. There were 263,516 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1999.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9 percent during
the week ending March 25, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted
number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,312,057, a
decrease of 8,049 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.0
percent and the volume was 2,452,286.
Extended benefits were available in Alaska during the week ending March
18.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 904 in the week ending March 25, a decrease of 31 from the prior week.
There were 988 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of 57
from the preceding week.
There were 16,761 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending March 18, an increase of 100 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 13,262, an increase of 446 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending March 18 were
in Alaska (5.9 percent), Puerto Rico (5.0), Idaho (3.3), Rhode Island (3.3),
Washington (3.2), California (3.0), Oregon (3.0), Montana (2.8), New Jersey
(2.6), and Pennsylvania (2.6).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending March 25
were in Oregon (+1,501), Georgia (+1,363), New York (+746), North Carolina
(+746), and Colorado (+510), while the largest decreases were in Texas
(-2,314), California (-1,881), Ohio (-958), Washington (-657), and Minnesota
(-492).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 1 March 25 Change March 18 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 260,000 266,000 -6,000 263,000 304,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 227,651 240,321 -12,670 242,047 263,516
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 262,750 268,000 -5,250 270,250 297,500
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING March 25 March 18 Change March 11 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,023,000 1,978,000 +45,000 2,043,000 2,143,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,312,057 2,320,106 -8,049 2,461,643 2,452,286
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,020,000 2,039,750 -19,750 2,067,750 2,173,000
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.6% 1.6% 0.0 1.6% 1.8%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 1.9% 1.9% 0.0 2.0% 2.0%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING March 25 March 18 Change Year
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Federal Employees 904 935 -31 998
Newly Discharged Veterans 988 1,045 -57 1,229
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING March 18 March 11 Change Year
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Federal Employees 16,761 16,661 +100 16,449
Newly Discharged Veterans 13,262 12,816 +446 15,433
Railroad Retirement Board 6,000 6,000 0 4,000
Extended Benefits 1,441 3,598 -2,157 4,067
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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 03/25/2000
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
TX -2,314 Fewer layoffs in the transportation, electrical equipment, trade, and service industries.
CA -1,881 No comment.
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
GA +1,363 Layoffs in the textile industry.
OR +1,501 No comment.
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