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In the week ending May 27, the advance figure for
seasonally adjusted initial claims was 286,000, an increase of 1,000 from the
previous week's revised figure of 285,000. The 4-week moving average was
286,750, a decrease of 4,500 from the previous week's revised average of
291,250.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate
was 1.6 percent for the week ending May 20, 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 20 was 1,980,000, an increase of 34,000
from the preceding week's revised level of 1,946,000. The 4-week moving average
was 1,968,250, a decrease of 3,000 from the preceding week's revised average of
1,971,250.
The advance number of actual initial claims under state
programs, unadjusted, totaled 236,933 in the week ending May 27, an increase of
1,860 from the previous week. There were 260,517 initial claims in the
comparable week in 1999.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.4
percent during the week ending May 20, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from
the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits
in state programs totaled 1,796,190, a decrease of 42,687 from the preceding
week. A year earlier, the rate was 1.6 percent and the volume was
1,991,790.
Extended benefits were available in Alaska during the week
ending May 13.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian
employees totaled 943 in the week ending May 20, a decrease of 42 from the
prior week. There were 867 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a
decrease of 93 from the preceding week.
There were 11,094 former Federal civilian employees
claiming UI benefits for the week ending May 13, a decrease of 805 from the
previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 12,064, an
increase of 377 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending
May 13 were in Puerto Rico (5.4 percent), Alaska (4.6), Oregon (2.6),
Washington (2.6), Rhode Island (2.4), California (2.3), Pennsylvania (2.1), New
Jersey (2.0), Arkansas (1.9), Idaho (1.9), and Nevada (1.9).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending
May 20 were in Mississippi (+1,709), South Carolina (+835), Florida (+813),
Arkansas (+667), and Tennessee (+663), while the largest decreases were in
California (-3,682), Oregon (-807), New Jersey (-690), Washington (-643), and
Pennsylvania (-332).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING May 27 May 20 Change May 13 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 286,000 285,000 +1,000 278,000 310,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 236,933 235,073 +1,860 231,605 260,517
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 286,750 291,250 -4,500 290,500 305,750
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING May 20 May 13 Change May 6 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 1,980,000 1,946,000 +34,000 1,949,000 2,218,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 1,796,190 1,838,877 -42,687 1,855,358 1,991,790
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 1,968,250 1,971,250 -3,000 1,961,250 2,190,250
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.6% 1.6% 0.0 1.6% 1.8%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 1.4% 1.5% -0.1 1.5% 1.6%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING May 20 May 13 Change Year
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Federal Employees 943 985 -42 1,037
Newly Discharged Veterans 867 960 -93 1,094
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING May 13 May 6 Change Year
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Federal Employees 11,094 11,899 -805 13,030
Newly Discharged Veterans 12,064 11,687 +377 14,365
Railroad Retirement Board 4,000 4,000 0 2,000
Extended Benefits 1,841 2,823 -982 2,561
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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 05/20/2000
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
CA -3,682 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries, and agriculture.
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
MS +1,709 Layoffs in the trade industry.
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