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In the week ending Oct. 7, the advance figure for
seasonally adjusted initial claims was 306,000, an increase of 5,000 from the
previous week's revised figure of 301,000. The 4-week moving average was
301,500, a decrease of 5,000 from the previous week's revised average of
306,500.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate
was 1.7 percent for the week ending Sept. 30, unchanged from the prior week's
unrevised rate of 1.7 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured
unemployment during the week ending Sept. 30 was 2,168,000, an increase of
30,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,138,000. The 4-week moving
average was 2,155,250, a decrease of 15,750 from the preceding week's revised
average of 2,171,000.
The advance number of actual initial claims under state
programs, unadjusted, totaled 285,842 in the week ending Oct. 7, an increase of
59,988 from the previous week. There were 278,925 initial claims in the
comparable week in 1999.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.4
percent during the week ending Sept. 30, unchanged from the prior week. The
advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs
totaled 1,719,367, a decrease of 12,420 from the preceding week. A year
earlier, the rate was 1.4 percent and the volume was 1,725,820.
Extended benefits were not available in any state during
the week ending Sept. 23.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian
employees totaled 2,137 in the week ending Sept. 30, an increase of 459 from
the prior week. There were 1,024 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a
decrease of 62 from the preceding week.
There were 20,499 former Federal civilian employees
claiming UI benefits for the week ending Sept. 23, an increase of 697 from the
previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 12,805, an
increase of 435 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending
Sept. 23 were in Puerto Rico (5.0 percent), Alaska (3.3), California (2.0),
Oregon (2.0), Rhode Island (2.0), Washington (2.0), Arkansas (1.9), Nevada
(1.9), New Jersey (1.9), and Pennsylvania (1.9).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending
Sept. 30 were in California (+2,125), Florida (+1,645), Oregon (+1,585),
Kentucky (+1,453), and Pennsylvania (+615), while the largest decreases were in
North Carolina (-3,072), Tennessee (-1,552), Illinois (-322), Mississippi
(-287), and Indiana (-258).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Oct. 7 Sept. 30 Change Sept. 23 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 306,000 301,000 +5,000 289,000 292,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 285,842 225,854 +59,988 222,372 278,925
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 301,500 306,500 -5,000 309,000 296,250
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Sept. 30 Sept. 23 Change Sept. 16 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,168,000 2,138,000 +30,000 2,148,000 2,181,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 1,719,367 1,731,787 -12,420 1,759,210 1,725,820
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,155,250 2,171,000 -15,750 2,178,750 2,178,500
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.7% 1.7% 0.0 1.7% 1.8%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 1.4% 1.4% 0.0 1.4% 1.4%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Sept. 30 Sept. 23 Change Year
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Federal Employees 2,137 1,678 +459 1,999
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,024 1,086 -62 1,101
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Sept. 23 Sept. 16 Change Year
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Federal Employees 20,499 19,802 +697 16,847
Newly Discharged Veterans 12,805 12,370 +435 13,816
Railroad Retirement Board 3,000 3,000 0 2,000
Extended Benefits 0 0 0 0
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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 09/30/2000
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
NC -3,072 Fewer layoffs in the textile, furniture, non-electrical machinery, and lumber/wood industries.
TN -1,552 Fewer layoffs in the industrial machinery, transportation equipment, stone/clay/glass, service, apparel, primary metals, fabricated metals, and electronic equipment industries.
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
KY +1,453 Layoffs in the transportation equipment industry.
OR +1,585 No comment.
FL +1,645 Layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries, and manufacturing.
CA +2,125 No comment.
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