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In the week ending April 29, the advance figure for
seasonally adjusted initial claims was 303,000, an increase of 20,000 from the
previous week's unrevised figure of 283,000. The 4-week moving average was
277,500, an increase of 10,250 from the previous week's revised average of
267,250.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate
was 1.6 percent for the week ending April 22, an increase of 0.1 percentage
point from the prior week's unrevised rate of 1.5 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured
unemployment during the week ending April 22 was 2,007,000, an increase of
97,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 1,910,000. The 4-week moving
average was 1,958,500, a decrease of 500 from the preceding week's revised
average of 1,959,000.
The advance number of actual initial claims under state
programs, unadjusted, totaled 248,516 in the week ending April 29, an increase
of 7,417 from the previous week. There were 252,190 initial claims in the
comparable week in 1999.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.6
percent during the week ending April 22, unchanged from the prior week. The
advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs
totaled 2,030,890, an increase of 18,121 from the preceding week. A year
earlier, the rate was 1.8 percent and the volume was 2,184,330.
Extended benefits were available in Alaska during the week
ending April 15.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian
employees totaled 836 in the week ending April 22, a decrease of 162 from the
prior week. There were 810 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a
decrease of 108 from the preceding week.
There were 12,806 former Federal civilian employees
claiming UI benefits for the week ending April 15, a decrease of 1,358 from the
previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 12,439, an
increase of 290 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending
April 15 were in Alaska (5.4 percent), Puerto Rico (3.2), Oregon (2.8),
Washington (2.8), Rhode Island (2.7), California (2.6), Idaho (2.4), Montana
(2.3), Pennsylvania (2.2), and Vermont (2.2).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending
April 22 were in Massachusetts (+5,262), California (+3,630), Pennsylvania
(+2,345), New Jersey (+1,926), and Wisconsin (+1,451), while the largest
decreases were in Puerto Rico (-2,047), North Carolina (-2,008), Michigan
(-1,918), Georgia (-1,878), and Delaware (-1,382).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 29 April 22 Change April 15 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 303,000 283,000 +20,000 258,000 303,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 248,516 241,099 +7,417 237,101 252,190
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 277,500 267,250 +10,250 262,750 308,000
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 22 April 15 Change April 8 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,007,000 1,910,000 +97,000 1,968,000 2,153,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,030,890 2,012,769 +18,121 2,113,997 2,184,330
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 1,958,500 1,959,000 -500 1,975,250 2,183,000
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.6% 1.5% +0.1 1.6% 1.8%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 1.6% 1.6% 0.0 1.7% 1.8%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 22 April 15 Change Year
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Federal Employees 836 998 -162 1,070
Newly Discharged Veterans 810 918 -108 1,006
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 15 April 8 Change Year
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Federal Employees 12,806 14,164 -1,358 14,864
Newly Discharged Veterans 12,439 12,149 +290 14,922
Railroad Retirement Board 5,000 5,000 0 3,000
Extended Benefits 1,886 3,422 -1,536 3,862
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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 04/22/2000
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
PR -2,047 No comment.
NC -2,008 No comment.
MI -1,918 Fewer layoffs in the automobile industry.
GA -1,878 Fewer layoffs in the food industry.
DE -1,382 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 +1,401 Layoffs in the service industry.
WI +1,451 Layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and transportation industries, and manufacturing.
NJ +1,926 Layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and transportation industries, and manufacturing.
PA +2,345 No comment.
CA +3,630 No comment.
MA +5,262 Layoffs in the service industry.
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