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In the week ending May 6, the advance figure for seasonally
adjusted initial claims was 297,000, a decrease of 7,000 from the previous
week's revised figure of 304,000. The 4-week moving average was 285,250, an
increase of 7,750 from the previous week's unrevised average of 277,500.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate
was 1.6 percent for the week ending April 29, 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 29 was 2,011,000, an increase of
16,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 1,995,000. The 4-week moving
average was 1,970,000, an increase of 15,500 from the preceding week's revised
average of 1,954,500.
The advance number of actual initial claims under state
programs, unadjusted, totaled 258,821 in the week ending May 6, an increase of
9,655 from the previous week. There were 273,961 initial claims in the
comparable week in 1999.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.6
percent during the week ending April 29, unchanged from the prior week. The
advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs
totaled 1,970,333, a decrease of 48,926 from the preceding week. A year
earlier, the rate was 1.8 percent and the volume was 2,132,520.
Extended benefits were available in Alaska during the week
ending April 22.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian
employees totaled 892 in the week ending April 29, an increase of 57 from the
prior week. There were 932 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an
increase of 121 from the preceding week.
There were 13,192 former Federal civilian employees
claiming UI benefits for the week ending April 22, an increase of 628 from the
previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 12,268, an
increase of 111 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending
April 22 were in Puerto Rico (6.4 percent), Alaska (5.4), Rhode Island (3.0),
Oregon (2.7), Washington (2.7), California (2.4), Idaho (2.3), Pennsylvania
(2.3), Montana (2.2), New Jersey (2.1), Vermont (2.1), and West Virginia (2.1).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending
April 29 were in New York (+6,736), North Carolina (+4,372), New Jersey
(+2,864), Puerto Rico (+2,184), and Tennessee (+1,021), while the largest
decreases were in Massachusetts (-4,913), California (-4,567), Rhode Island
(-1,574), Alabama (-670), and Michigan (-632).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING May 6 April 29 Change April 22 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 297,000 304,000 -7,000 282,000 311,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 258,821 249,166 +9,655 240,199 273,961
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 285,250 277,500 +7,750 267,000 306,250
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 29 April 22 Change April 15 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,011,000 1,995,000 +16,000 1,906,000 2,196,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 1,970,333 2,019,259 -48,926 2,008,764 2,132,520
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 1,970,000 1,954,500 +15,500 1,958,000 2,180,000
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.6% 1.6% 0.0 1.5% 1.8%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 1.6% 1.6% 0.0 1.6% 1.8%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 29 April 22 Change Year
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Federal Employees 892 835 +57 1,005
Newly Discharged Veterans 932 811 +121 989
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 22 April 15 Change Year
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Federal Employees 13,192 12,564 +628 14,665
Newly Discharged Veterans 12,268 12,157 +111 14,279
Railroad Retirement Board 4,000 4,000 0 3,000
Extended Benefits 3,393 1,886 +1,507 2,504
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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 04/29/2000
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
MA -4,913 No comment.
CA -4,567 Fewer layoffs in the construction and trade industries, and agriculture.
RI -1,574 Fewer layoffs in manufacturing.
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
TN +1,021 Layoffs in the apparel, service, and transportation equipment industries, and manufacturing.
PR +2,184 No comment.
NJ +2,864 Layoffs in the transportation, trade, and service industries.
NC +4,372 Layoffs in the construction and textile industries.
NY +6,736 Layoffs in the service industry.
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