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In the week ending May 13, the advance figure for
seasonally adjusted initial claims was 276,000, a decrease of 21,000 from the
previous week's unrevised figure of 297,000. The 4-week moving average was
289,750, an increase of 4,500 from the previous week's unrevised average of
285,250.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate
was 1.6 percent for the week ending May 6, unchanged from the prior week's
unrevised rate of 1.6 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured
unemployment during the week ending May 6 was 1,957,000, a decrease of 43,000
from the preceding week's revised level of 2,000,000. The 4-week moving average
was 1,963,750, a decrease of 2,750 from the preceding week's revised average of
1,966,500.
The advance number of actual initial claims under state
programs, unadjusted, totaled 230,184 in the week ending May 13, a decrease of
29,085 from the previous week. There were 251,063 initial claims in the
comparable week in 1999.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.5
percent during the week ending May 6, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from
the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits
in state programs totaled 1,863,052, a decrease of 96,757 from the preceding
week. A year earlier, the rate was 1.7 percent and the volume was 2,058,927.
Extended benefits were available in Alaska during the week
ending April 29.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian
employees totaled 1,002 in the week ending May 6, an increase of 110 from the
prior week. There were 1,021 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an
increase of 88 from the preceding week.
There were 11,625 former Federal civilian employees
claiming UI benefits for the week ending April 29, a decrease of 1,337 from the
previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 12,323, an
increase of 342 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending
April 29 were in Alaska (5.1 percent), Puerto Rico (4.9), Oregon (2.7), Rhode
Island (2.6), Washington (2.6), California (2.5), New Jersey (2.3),
Pennsylvania (2.2), Idaho (2.1), Montana (2.0), Nevada (2.0), and Vermont
(2.0).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week
ending May 6 were in California (+9,112), Kentucky (+1,541), Michigan (+1,337),
Alabama (+1,166), and Georgia (+1,082), while the largest decreases were in
Wisconsin (-3,144), New Jersey (-2,974), Connecticut (-1,094), Ohio (-484), and
Oklahoma (-457).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING May 13 May 6 Change April 29 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 276,000 297,000 -21,000 304,000 301,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 230,184 259,269 -29,085 249,365 251,063
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 289,750 285,250 +4,500 277,500 303,500
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING May 6 April 29 Change April 22 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 1,957,000 2,000,000 -43,000 1,992,000 2,155,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 1,863,052 1,959,809 -96,757 2,016,349 2,058,927
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 1,963,750 1,966,500 -2,750 1,953,750 2,170,000
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.6% 1.6% 0.0 1.6% 1.8%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 1.5% 1.6% -0.1 1.6% 1.7%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING May 6 April 29 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,002 892 +110 1,125
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,021 933 +88 1,189
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 29 April 22 Change Year
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Federal Employees 11,625 12,962 -1,337 13,895
Newly Discharged Veterans 12,323 11,981 +342 14,192
Railroad Retirement Board 4,000 4,000 0 3,000
Extended Benefits 1,997 3,393 -1,396 3,222
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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 05/06/2000
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
WI -3,144 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries, and manufacturing.
NJ -2,974 Fewer layoffs in the transportation, trade, and service industries.
CT -1,094 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 +1,082 Layoffs in the food industry.
AL +1,166 Layoffs in the textile, trade, and service industries.
MI +1,337 Layoffs in the automobile and fabricated metals industries.
KY +1,541 Layoffs in the electrical equipment industry.
CA +9,112 Layoffs in the entertainment, trade, and service industries.
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