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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending Nov. 9, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 328,000, a decrease of 4,000 from the previous week's
revised figure of 332,000. The 4-week moving average was 330,250, a decrease of
3,500 from the previous week's revised average of 333,750.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.2
percent for the week ending Nov. 2, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised
rate of 2.2 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending Nov. 2 was 2,489,000, an increase of 12,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,477,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,457,000, a
decrease of 5,000 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,462,000.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 338,926 in the week ending Nov. 9, an increase of 18,451
from the previous week. There were 335,181 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1995.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.8 percent during
the week ending Nov. 2, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted
number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,091,047, an
increase of 30,505 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 1.9
percent and the volume was 2,161,283.
Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending
Oct. 26.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 2,278 in the week ending Nov. 2, an increase of 198 from the prior
week. There were 1,901 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease
of 149 from the preceding week.
There were 29,286 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending Oct. 26, an increase of 1,861 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 23,307, a decrease of 171 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Oct. 26 were
in Puerto Rico (5.7 percent), Alaska (4.8), California (3.1), Rhode Island
(3.1), Washington (2.8), Hawaii (2.6), New Jersey (2.6), Oregon (2.6), Arkansas
(2.4), and Pennsylvania (2.4).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Nov. 2 were
in California (+6,779), Wisconsin (+2,099), South Carolina (+1,190), Arkansas
(+1,030), and Oklahoma (+942), while the largest decreases were in Michigan
(-3,482), Kansas (-1,005), Georgia (-910), North Carolina (-769), and Puerto
Rico (-671).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Nov. 9 Nov. 2 Change Oct. 26 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 328,000 332,000 -4,000 342,000 374,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 338,926 320,385 +18,541 311,976 335,181
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 330,250 333,750 -3,500 331,250 371,750
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Nov. 2 Oct. 26 Change Oct. 19 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,489,000 2,477,000 +12,000 2,434,000 2,703,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,091,047 2,060,542 +30,505 2,039,605 2,161,283
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,457,000 2,462,000 -5,000 2,466,250 2,680,500
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA) 2.2% 2.2% 0.0 2.1% 2.4%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA) 1.8% 1.8% 0.0 1.8% 1.9%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Nov. 2 Oct. 26 Change Year
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Federal Employees 2,278 2,080 +198 2,947
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,901 2,050 -149 2,508
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Oct. 26 Oct. 19 Change Year
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Federal Employees 29,286 27,425 +1,861 37,661
Newly Discharged Veterans 23,307 23,478 -171 28,190
Railroad Retirement Board 4,000 4,000 0 5,000
Extended Benefits 104 114 -10 14,451
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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 11/02/1996
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
MI -3,482 Fewer layoffs in the automobile industry.
KS -1,005 No comment.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
AR +1,030 Layoffs in the lumber and rubber industries.
SC +1,190 Layoffs in the industrial machinery industry.
WI +2,099 Layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries, and
manufacturing.
CA +6,779 Layoffs in the construction industry, and agriculture.
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