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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending Aug. 31, the advance figure for
seasonally adjusted initial claims was 316,000, a decrease of 15,000 from the
previous week's unrevised figure of 331,000. The 4-week moving average was
323,500, an increase of 500 from the previous week's revised average of
323,000.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.2
percent for the week ending Aug. 24, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised
rate of 2.2 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending Aug. 24 was 2,525,000, an increase of 8,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,517,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,503,000, an
increase of 2,500 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,500,500.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 250,053 in the week ending Aug. 31, a decrease of 9,899
from the previous week. There were 278,652 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1995.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.0 percent during
the week ending Aug. 24, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted
number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,255,184, a
decrease of 25,221 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.1
percent and the volume was 2,334,677.
Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week
ending Aug. 17.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 1,898 in the week ending Aug. 24, an increase of 13 from the prior
week. There were 2,337 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase
of 75 from the preceding week.
There were 28,110 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI
benefits for the week ending Aug. 17, an increase of 1,416 from the previous
week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 22,701, an increase
of 27 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Aug. 17 were
in Puerto Rico (6.4 percent), Rhode Island (3.9), Alaska (3.6), Hawaii (3.2),
California (3.1), New Jersey (3.1), Washington (3.1), Pennsylvania (2.8),
Oregon (2.7), and Connecticut (2.6).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Aug. 24
were in Tennessee (+1,061), New Mexico (+686), Texas (+579), Puerto Rico
(+433), and Kentucky (+411), while the largest decreases were in California
(-1,627), Delaware (-1,564), Michigan (-1,350), Ohio (-1,006), and Alabama
(-971).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Aug. 31 Aug. 24 Change Aug. 17 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 316,000 331,000 -15,000 326,000 347,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 250,053 259,952 -9,899 265,710 278,652
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 323,500 323,000 +500 313,750 348,250
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Aug. 24 Aug. 17 Change Aug. 10 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,525,000 2,517,000 +8,000 2,504,000 2,629,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,255,184 2,280,405 -25,221 2,316,285 2,334,677
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,503,000 2,500,500 +2,500 2,506,000 2,626,750
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA) 2.2% 2.2% 0.0 2.2% 2.4%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA) 2.0% 2.0% 0.0 2.0% 2.1%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Aug. 24 Aug. 17 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,898 1,885 +13 2,025
Newly Discharged Veterans 2,337 2,262 +75 2,681
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Aug. 17 Aug. 10 Change Year
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Federal Employees 28,110 26,694 +1,416 28,905
Newly Discharged Veterans 22,701 22,674 27 29,217
Railroad Retirement Board 4,000 4,000 0 4,000
Extended Benefits 3,152 7,516 -4,364 10,739
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FOOTNOTES
SA - Seasonally Adjusted Data
NSA - Not Seasonally Adjusted Data
1 - Prior year is comparable to most recent data.
UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 08/24/1996
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
CA -1,627 No comment.
DE -1,564 Fewer layoffs in the automobile industry.
MI -1,350 No comment.
OH -1,006 No comment.
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
TN +1,061 Layoffs in the food, textile, apparel, glass, and electronic equipment
industries.
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