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In the week ending Aug. 12, the advance figure for
seasonally adjusted initial claims was 313,000, an increase of 14,000 from the
previous week's revised figure of 299,000. The 4-week moving average was
290,000, unchanged from the previous week's revised average of 290,000.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate
was 1.7 percent for the week ending Aug. 5, unchanged from the prior week's
unrevised rate of 1.7 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured
unemployment during the week ending Aug. 5 was 2,107,000, an increase of 7,000
from the preceding week's revised level of 2,100,000. The 4-week moving average
was 2,115,500, a decrease of 5,000 from the preceding week's revised average of
2,120,500.
The advance number of actual initial claims under state
programs, unadjusted, totaled 260,098 in the week ending Aug. 12, a decrease of
6,431 from the previous week. There were 236,658 initial claims in the
comparable week in 1999.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.6
percent during the week ending Aug, 5, unchanged from the prior week. The
advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs
totaled 1,980,367, a decrease of 27,482 from the preceding week. A year
earlier, the rate was 1.7 percent and the volume was 2,054,099.
Extended benefits were not available in any state during
the week ending July 29.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian
employees totaled 2,125 in the week ending Aug. 5, an increase of 212 from the
prior week. There were 1,284 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an
increase of 150 from the preceding week.
There were 18,481 former Federal civilian employees
claiming UI benefits for the week ending July 29, an increase of 2,236 from the
previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 12,501, an
increase of 611 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending
July 29 were in Puerto Rico (6.5 percent), Alaska (3.5), Rhode Island (2.7),
New Jersey (2.4), Pennsylvania (2.4), Oregon (2.3), Washington (2.3),
California (2.2), Arkansas (2.0), Delaware (1.9), Massachusetts (1.9),
Mississippi (1.9), and West Virginia (1.9).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending
Aug. 5 were in California (+6,544), Texas (+2,199), Puerto Rico (+1,891),
Connecticut (+1,412), and Wisconsin (+1,301), while the largest decreases were
in Ohio (-3,265), Michigan (-1,666), Georgia (-1,379), Delaware (-949), and
Alabama (-769).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Aug. 12 Aug. 5 Change July 29 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 313,000 299,000 +14,000 275,000 291,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 260,098 266,529 -6,431 253,375 236,658
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 290,000 290,000 0 295,250 284,000
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Aug. 5 July 29 Change July 22 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,107,000 2,100,000 +7,000 2,080,000 2,198,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 1,980,367 2,007,849 -27,482 2,009,005 2,054,099
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,115,500 2,120,500 -5,000 2,125,750 2,211,000
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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 1.6% 1.7%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Aug. 5 July 29 Change Year
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Federal Employees 2,125 1,913 +212 1,359
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,284 1,134 +150 1,329
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING July 29 July 22 Change Year
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Federal Employees 18,481 16,245 +2,236 17,492
Newly Discharged Veterans 12,501 11,890 +611 13,515
Railroad Retirement Board 3,000 3,000 0 2,000
Extended Benefits 2 2 0 3
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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 08/05/2000
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
OH -3,265 No comment.
MI -1,666 No comment.
GA -1,379 No comment.
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
WI +1,301 Layoffs in the construction and service industries, and manufacturing.
CT +1,412 No comment.
PR +1,891 No comment.
TX +2,199 Layoffs in the textile, paper, electrical equipment, transportation equipment, non-electrical machinery, trade, and service industries, and manufacturing.
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