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In the week ending Aug. 5, the advance figure for
seasonally adjusted initial claims was 293,000, an increase of 18,000 from the
previous week's revised figure of 275,000. The 4-week moving average was
288,500, a decrease of 6,750 from the previous week's revised average of
295,250.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate
was 1.7 percent for the week ending July 29, unchanged from the prior week's
unrevised rate of 1.7 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured
unemployment during the week ending July 29 was 2,092,000, an increase of 2,000
from the preceding week's revised level of 2,090,000. The 4-week moving average
was 2,121,000, a decrease of 7,250 from the preceding week's revised average of
2,128,250.
The advance number of actual initial claims under state
programs, unadjusted, totaled 261,325 in the week ending Aug. 5, an increase of
8,159 from the previous week. There were 259,805 initial claims in the
comparable week in 1999.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.6
percent during the week ending July 29, unchanged from the prior week. The
advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs
totaled 1,999,695, a decrease of 18,800 from the preceding week. A year
earlier, the rate was 1.7 percent and the volume was 2,071,173.
Extended benefits were not available in any state during
the week ending July 22.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian
employees totaled 1,913 in the week ending July 29, a decrease of 386 from the
prior week. There were 1,134 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a
decrease of 10 from the preceding week.
There were 16,353 former Federal civilian employees
claiming UI benefits for the week ending July 22, a decrease of 266 from the
previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 12,169, an
increase of 194 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending
July 22 were in Puerto Rico (3.7 percent), Alaska (3.5), Rhode Island (2.8),
New Jersey (2.4), Oregon (2.3), Pennsylvania (2.3), Washington (2.3),
California (2.2), Arkansas (2.1), and Michigan (2.0).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending
July 29 were in Wisconsin (+611), Indiana (+418), Maryland (+383), Washington
(+274), and Idaho (+231), while the largest decreases were in Tennessee
(-7,699), Michigan (-5,974), South Carolina (-2,893), Georgia (-2,418), and
Ohio (-2,342).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Aug. 5 July 29 Change July 22 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 293,000 275,000 +18,000 273,000 287,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 261,325 253,166 +8,159 296,123 259,805
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 288,500 295,250 -6,750 299,750 289,250
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING July 29 July 22 Change July 15 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,092,000 2,090,000 +2,000 2,175,000 2,155,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 1,999,695 2,018,495 -18,800 2,157,565 2,071,173
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,121,000 2,128,250 -7,250 2,118,250 2,210,750
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.7% 1.7% 0.0 1.7% 1.8%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 1.6% 1.6% 0.0 1.7% 1.7%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING July 29 July 22 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,913 2,299 -386 1,304
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,134 1,144 -10 1,190
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING July 22 July 15 Change Year
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Federal Employees 16,353 16,619 -266 16,486
Newly Discharged Veterans 12,169 11,975 +194 13,755
Railroad Retirement Board 3,000 3,000 0 2,000
Extended Benefits 2 0 +2 12
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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 125,333,709 as denominator.
UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 07/29/2000
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
TN -7,699 Fewer layoffs in the transportation, textile, apparel, transportation equipment, chemical, lumber/wood, rubber/plastics, and service industries.
MI -5,974 No comment.
SC -2,893 No comment.
GA -2,418 Fewer layoffs in the textile industry.
OH -2,342 No comment.
KY -2,196 No comment.
AL -2,002 Fewer layoffs in the textile and apparel industries.
MO -1,888 Fewer layoffs in the trade, service, leather goods, transportation, and rubber/plastics industries.
VA -1,828 Fewer layoffs in the non-electrical machinery and textile industries.
PA -1,673 Fewer layoffs in the food, apparel, trade, service, and transportation industries.
FL -1,521 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries, manufacturing, and agriculture.
NC -1,392 Fewer layoffs in the rubber/plastics and furniture industries.
CA -1,184 No comment.
MS -1,019 No comment.
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
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