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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending Nov. 23, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 342,000, unchanged from the previous week's revised figure
of 342,000. The 4-week moving average was 336,250, unchanged from the previous
week's unrevised average of 336,250.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.1
percent for the week ending Nov. 16, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from
the prior week's unrevised rate of 2.2 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending Nov. 16 was 2,417,000, a decrease of 61,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,478,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,464,000, a
decrease of 4,250 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,468,250.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 385,810 in the week ending Nov. 23, an increase of 58,619
from the previous week. There were 336,269 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1995.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.0 percent during
the week ending Nov. 16, an increase of 0.2 percentage point from the prior
week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state
programs totaled 2,240,492, an increase of 139,294 from the preceding week. A
year earlier, the rate was 1.9 percent and the volume was 2,128,078.
Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending
Nov. 9.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 2,432 in the week ending Nov. 16, an increase of 44 from the prior
week. There were 1,699 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease
of 347 from the preceding week.
There were 28,323 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending Nov. 9, an increase of 1,117 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 21,980, a decrease of 1,048 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Nov. 9 were in
Alaska (5.2 percent), Puerto Rico (5.1), California (3.2), Rhode Island (3.1),
Washington (3.1), Hawaii (2.7), Oregon (2.7), New Jersey (2.6), Arkansas (2.4),
and Pennsylvania (2.4).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Nov. 16 were
in Illinois (+1,800), Ohio (+1,762), New Jersey (+1,520), Alabama (+858), and
South Carolina (+738), while the largest decreases were in California (-
8,067), Texas (-3,189), Louisiana (-1,666), Washington (-1,489), and Michigan
(-1,308).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Nov. 23 Nov. 16 Change Nov. 9 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 342,000 342,000 0 329,000 367,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 385,810 327,191 +58,619 340,231 336,269
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 336,250 336,250 0 330,500 375,250
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Nov. 16 Nov. 9 Change Nov. 2 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,417,000 2,478,000 -61,000 2,481,000 2,650,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,240,492 2,101,198 +139,294 2,084,117 2,128,078
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,464,000 2,468,250 -4,250 2,455,750 2,677,750
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA) 2.1% 2.2% -0.1 2.2% 2.4%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA) 2.0% 1.8% +0.2 1.8% 1.9%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Nov. 16 Nov. 9 Change Year
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Federal Employees 2,432 2,388 +44 38,926
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,699 2,046 -347 2,359
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Nov. 9 Nov. 2 Change Year
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Federal Employees 28,323 27,206 +1,117 40,202
Newly Discharged Veterans 21,980 23,028 -1,048 29,301
Railroad Retirement Board 3,000 3,000 0 6,000
Extended Benefits 78 85 -7 11,970
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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 11/16/1996
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
CA -8,067 Fewer layoffs in the service industry, and agriculture.
TX -3,189 No comment.
LA -1,666 No comment.
WA -1,489 No comment.
MI -1,308 Fewer layoffs in the automobile industry.
OR -1,301 No comment.
FL -1,261 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries,
manufacturing, and agriculture.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
NJ +1,520 Layoffs in the trade and service industries.
OH +1,762 Seasonal layoffs in various industries scattered throughout the
state.
IL +1,800 Layoffs in the trade and service industries, and manufacturing.
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