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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending April 15, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 257,000, a decrease of 9,000 from the previous week's
revised figure of 266,000. The 4-week moving average was 262,500, a decrease of
1,500 from the previous week's revised average of 264,000.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.6
percent for the week ending April 8, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised
rate of 1.6 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending April 8 was 1,984,000, an increase of 33,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 1,951,000. The 4-week moving average was 1,979,750, a
decrease of 14,750 from the preceding week's revised average of 1,994,500.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 236,031 in the week ending April 15, a decrease of 36,145
from the previous week. There were 286,018 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1999.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.7 percent during
the week ending April 8, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted
number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,130,972, a
decrease of 30,915 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 1.9
percent and the volume was 2,368,861.
Extended benefits were available in Alaska during the week ending April
1.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 1,127 in the week ending April 8, an increase of 230 from the prior
week. There were 1,077 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase
of 165 from the preceding week.
There were 13,807 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending April 1, a decrease of 1,837 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 12,937, an increase of 202 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending April 1 were
in Alaska (5.6 percent), Puerto Rico (5.1), Rhode Island (2.9), Washington
(2.9), Idaho (2.8), Oregon (2.8), California (2.7), Montana (2.5), New Jersey
(2.4), and Pennsylvania (2.4).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending April 8 were
in Texas (+4,050), Alabama (+2,821), Pennsylvania (+2,615), Washington
(+2,489), and Tennessee (+2,227), while the largest decreases were in North
Carolina (-1,528), Delaware (-769), Maine (-326), Oklahoma (-215), and Nebraska
(-4).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 15 April 8 Change April 1 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 257,000 266,000 -9,000 262,000 312,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 236,031 272,176 -36,145 229,416 286,018
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 262,500 264,000 -1,500 263,000 306,250
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 8 April 1 Change March 25 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 1,984,000 1,951,000 +33,000 2,009,000 2,195,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,130,972 2,161,887 -30,915 2,296,267 2,368,861
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 1,979,750 1,994,500 -14,750 2,015,750 2,182,750
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.6% 1.6% 0.0 1.6% 1.8%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 1.7% 1.7% 0.0 1.9% 1.9%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 8 April 1 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,127 897 +230 1,488
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,077 912 +165 1,230
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 1 March 25 Change Year
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Federal Employees 13,807 15,644 -1,837 15,490
Newly Discharged Veterans 12,937 12,735 +202 15,152
Railroad Retirement Board 5,000 5,000 0 4,000
Extended Benefits 1,727 3,610 -1,883 3,957
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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 124,674,680 as denominator.
UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 04/08/2000
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
NC -1,528 Fewer layoffs in the construction and tobacco industries.
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
FL +1,183 Layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries, and manufacturing.
OH +1,417 No comment.
IL +1,450 Layoffs in the trade and service industries, and manufacturing.
AR +1,510 No comment.
KY +1,513 Layoffs in the electrical equipment industry.
AZ +1,769 No comment.
PR +1,798 No comment.
GA +1,848 Layoffs in the food industry.
OR +1,927 No comment.
MI +2,064 Layoffs in the pharmaceutical industry.
TN +2,227 Layoffs in the construction, trade, apparel, fabricated metals, and transportation equipment industries, and manufacturing.
WA +2,489 No comment.
PA +2,615 Layoffs in the stone/clay/glass, fabricated metals, machinery, and electrical equipment industries, and manufacturing.
AL +2,821 Layoffs in the textile, apparel, and service industries.
TX +4,050 Layoffs in the lumber/wood industry.
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