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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending April 22, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 283,000, an increase of 26,000 from the previous week's
unrevised figure of 257,000. The 4-week moving average was 267,000, an increase
of 4,500 from the previous week's unrevised average of 262,500.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.5
percent for the week ending April 15, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from
the prior week's unrevised rate of 1.6 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending April 15 was 1,930,000, a decrease of 44,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 1,974,000. The 4-week moving average was 1,965,500, a
decrease of 11,250 from the preceding week's revised average of 1,976,750.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 240,588 in the week ending April 22, an increase of 3,954
from the previous week. There were 263,835 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1999.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.6 percent during
the week ending April 15, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the prior
week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state
programs totaled 2,034,512, a decrease of 85,684 from the preceding week. A
year earlier, the rate was 1.9 percent and the volume was 2,171,924.
Extended benefits were available in Alaska during the week ending April
8.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 999 in the week ending April 15, a decrease of 132 from the prior week.
There were 937 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of 143
from the preceding week.
There were 14,394 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending April 8, an increase of 806 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 12,422, a decrease of 252 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending April 8 were
in Alaska (5.9 percent), Puerto Rico (5.1), Rhode Island (2.9), Washington
(2.9), Oregon (2.8), California (2.6), Idaho (2.6), Montana (2.5), Pennsylvania
(2.5), New Jersey (2.2), Vermont (2.2), and West Virginia (2.2).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending April 15
were in Georgia (+587), Rhode Island (+167), and South Carolina (+103), while
the largest decreases were in California (-3,160), Pennsylvania (-2,760), Texas
(-2,584), Alabama (-2,546), and Washington (-1,888).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 22 April 15 Change April 8 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 283,000 257,000 +26,000 266,000 299,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 240,588 236,634 +3,954 272,418 263,835
4-Wk Moving Average (SA)267,000 262,500 +4,500 264,000 308,250
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 15 April 8 Change April 1 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 1,930,000 1,974,000 -44,000 1,949,000 2,176,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,034,512 2,120,196 -85,684 2,159,964 2,171,924
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 1,965,500 1,976,750 -11,250 1,994,000 2,180,500
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.5% 1.6% -0.1 1.6% 1.8%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 1.6% 1.7% -0.1 1.7% 1.9%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 15 April 8 Change Year
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Federal Employees 999 1,131 -132 1,178
Newly Discharged Veterans 937 1,080 -143 1,079
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 8 April 1 Change Year
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Federal Employees 14,394 13,588 +806 15,685
Newly Discharged Veterans 12,422 12,674 -252 14,600
Railroad Retirement Board 5,000 5,000 0 4,000
Extended Benefits 3,422 1,727 +1,695 2,323
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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 04/15/2000
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
CA -3,160 Fewer layoffs in the construction and service industries, and agriculture.
PA -2,760 Fewer layoffs in the transportation equipment, food, paper, and service industries.
TX -2,584 Fewer layoffs in the lumber/wood, rubber/plastics, petroleum, service, and transportation industries.
AL -2,546 Fewer layoffs in the textile, apparel, trade, and service industries.
WA -1,888 No comment.
MO -1,560 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries.
OR -1,265 No comment.
IL -1,244 Fewer layoffs in the trade and service industries, and manufacturing.
WI -1,229 Fewer layoffs in the construction and service industries, and manufacturing.
NY -1,179 No comment.
OH -1,146 No comment.
TN -1,014 Fewer layoffs in the apparel, furniture, service, transportation, transportation equipment, scientific instruments, and printing/publishing industries.
KY -1,010 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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