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In the week ending June 3, the advance figure for
seasonally adjusted initial claims was 309,000, an increase of 20,000 from the
previous week's revised figure of 289,000. The 4-week moving average was
290,250, an increase of 2,750 from the previous week's revised average of
287,500.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate
was 1.6 percent for the week ending May 27, 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 27 was 2,000,000, an increase of 12,000
from the preceding week's revised level of 1,988,000. The 4-week moving average
was 1,970,500, an increase of 500 from the preceding week's revised average of
1,970,000.
The advance number of actual initial claims under state
programs, unadjusted, totaled 240,287 in the week ending June 3, an increase of
758 from the previous week. There were 256,922 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1999.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.4
percent during the week ending May 27, unchanged from the prior week. The
advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs
totaled 1,775,993, a decrease of 27,258 from the preceding week. A year
earlier, the rate was 1.6 percent and the volume was 1,971,914.
Extended benefits were available in Alaska during the week
ending May 20.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian
employees totaled 1,187 in the week ending May 27, an increase of 243 from the
prior week. There were 885 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an
increase of 15 from the preceding week.
There were 11,566 former Federal civilian employees
claiming UI benefits for the week ending May 20, an increase of 733 from the
previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 11,824, an
increase of 38 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending
May 20 were in Alaska (4.7 percent), Puerto Rico (4.6), Oregon (2.5),
Washington (2.4), California (2.3), Rhode Island (2.3), Pennsylvania (2.1),
Arkansas (1.9), Nevada (1.9), and New Jersey (1.9).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending
May 27 were in Michigan (+1,407), Alabama (+644), Ohio (+511), Wisconsin
(+504), and Pennsylvania (+476), while the largest decreases were in California
(-1,330), Delaware (-494), Mississippi (-364), Washington (-289), and South
Carolina (-209).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING June 3 May 27 Change May 20 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 309,000 289,000 +20,000 285,000 323,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 240,287 239,529 +758 234,503 256,922
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 290,250 287,500 +2,750 291,250 308,750
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING May 27 May 20 Change May 13 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,000,000 1,988,000 +12,000 1,945,000 2,190,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 1,775,993 1,803,251 -27,258 1,837,753 1,971,914
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 1,970,500 1,970,000 +500 1,971,000 2,188,750
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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% 1.4% 0.0 1.5% 1.6%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING May 27 May 20 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,187 944 +243 1,160
Newly Discharged Veterans 885 870 +15 1,029
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING May 20 May 13 Change Year
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Federal Employees 11,566 10,833 +733 12,614
Newly Discharged Veterans 11,824 11,786 +38 13,655
Railroad Retirement Board 4,000 4,000 0 2,000
Extended Benefits 2,249 1,841 +408 2,060
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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 05/27/2000
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
CA -1,330 No comment.
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
MI +1,407 Layoffs in the automobile industry.
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