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In the week ending June 24, the advance figure for
seasonally adjusted initial claims was 306,000, an increase of 2,000 from the
previous week's revised figure of 304,000. The 4-week moving average was
305,250, an increase of 4,000 from the previous week's revised average of
301,250.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate
was 1.7 percent for the week ending June 17, an increase of 0.1 percentage
point from the prior week's unrevised rate of 1.6 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured
unemployment during the week ending June 17 was 2,078,000, an increase of
43,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,035,000. The 4-week moving
average was 2,030,750, an increase of 23,250 from the preceding week's revised
average of 2,007,500.
The advance number of actual initial claims under state
programs, unadjusted, totaled 272,195 in the week ending June 24, an increase
of 6,895 from the previous week. There were 269,755 initial claims in the
comparable week in 1999.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.5
percent during the week ending June 17, unchanged from the prior week. The
advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs
totaled 1,874,183, an increase of 38,547 from the preceding week. A year
earlier, the rate was 1.6 percent and the volume was 1,990,497.
Extended benefits were not available in any state during
the week ending June 10.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian
employees totaled 1,351 in the week ending June 17, a decrease of 315 from the
prior week. There were 1,034 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a
decrease of 21 from the preceding week.
There were 11,862 former Federal civilian employees
claiming UI benefits for the week ending June 10, a decrease of 358 from the
previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 11,571, an
increase of 80 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending
June 10 were in Puerto Rico (4.9 percent), Alaska (4.5), Oregon (2.4),
Washington (2.4), California (2.2), Rhode Island (2.2), Pennsylvania (2.1),
Arkansas (2.0), Nevada (1.9), New Jersey (1.9), and West Virginia (1.9).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending
June 17 were in California (+3,026), Massachusetts (+1,478), Washington (+834),
New Jersey (+813), and Connecticut (+729), while the largest decreases were in
Tennessee (-1,636), New York (-1,550), Missouri (-1,123), Georgia (-904), and
North Carolina (-874).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING June 24 June 17 Change June 10 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 306,000 304,000 +2,000 298,000 300,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 272,195 265,300 +6,895 267,640 269,755
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 305,250 301,250 +4,000 296,500 306,000
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING June 17 June 10 Change June 3 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,078,000 2,035,000 +43,000 2,010,000 2,207,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 1,874,183 1,835,636 +38,547 1,849,347 1,990,497
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,030,750 2,007,500 +23,250 1,985,000 2,201,250
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.7% 1.6% +0.1 1.6% 1.8%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 1.5% 1.5% 0.0 1.5% 1.6%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING June 17 June 10 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,351 1,666 -315 1,276
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,034 1,055 -21 1,135
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING June 10 June 3 Change Year
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Federal Employees 11,862 12,220 -358 13,374
Newly Discharged Veterans 11,571 11,491 +80 13,573
Railroad Retirement Board 3,000 3,000 0 2,000
Extended Benefits 40 702 -662 1,749
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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 06/17/2000
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
TN -1,636 Fewer layoffs in the textile, trade, service, fabricated metals, industrial machinery, electronic equipment, and transportation equipment industries.
NY -1,550 No comment.
MO -1,123 Fewer layoffs in the service industry.
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
MA +1,478 Layoffs in the service industry.
CA +3,026 Layoffs in agriculture.
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