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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending Dec. 14, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 351,000, an increase of 1,000 from the previous week's
revised figure of 350,000. The 4-week moving average was 342,500, an increase
of 2,250 from the previous week's revised average of 340,250.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.2
percent for the week ending Dec. 7, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised
rate of 2.2 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending Dec. 7 was 2,505,000, a decrease of 33,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,538,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,462,250, an
increase of 6,750 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,455,500.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 405,571 in the week ending Dec. 14, a decrease of 38,683
from the previous week. There were 423,450 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1995.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.2 percent during
the week ending Dec. 7, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week.
The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state
programs totaled 2,472,288, a decrease of 142,194 from the preceding week. A
year earlier, the rate was 2.4 percent and the volume was 2,658,329.
Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending
Nov. 30.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 2,368 in the week ending Dec.7, an increase of 323 from the prior week.
There were 2,228 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase of
791 from the preceding week.
There were 30,315 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending Nov. 30, an increase of 3,440 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 24,223, an increase of 3,588 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Nov. 30 were
in Alaska (5.8 percent), Puerto Rico (5.2), California (4.4), Washington (3.8),
Montana (3.7), Arkansas (3.6), Rhode Island (3.6), Oregon (3.4), West Virginia
(3.3), Idaho (3.1), and Pennsylvania (3.1).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Dec. 7 were
in California (+27,831), North Carolina (+13,835), Pennsylvania (+12,974),
Michigan (+8,450), and Illinois (+6,429), while the largest decreases were in
Wisconsin (-7,458), Texas (-4,053), Idaho (-241), Arkansas (-154), and Nebraska
(-82).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Dec. 14 Dec. 7 Change Nov. 30 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 351,000 350,000 +1,000 330,000 368,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 405,571 444,254 -38,683 326,752 423,450
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 342,500 340,250 +2,250 335,000 363,000
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Dec. 7 Nov. 30 Change Nov. 23 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,505,000 2,538,000 -33,000 2,401,000 2,643,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,472,288 2,614,482 -142,194 2,040,960 2,658,329
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,462,250 2,455,500 +6,750 2,441,250 2,633,750
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA) 2.2% 2.2% 0.0 2.1% 2.4%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA) 2.2% 2.3% -0.1 1.8% 2.4%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Dec. 7 Nov. 30 Change Year
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Federal Employees 2,368 2,045 +323 7,530
Newly Discharged Veterans 2,228 1,437 +791 2,693
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Nov. 30 Nov. 23 Change Year
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Federal Employees 30,315 26,875 +3,440 36,850
Newly Discharged Veterans 24,223 20,635 +3,588 27,915
Railroad Retirement Board 4,000 4,000 0 7,000
Extended Benefits 70 81 -11 12,091
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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 12/07/1996
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
WI -7,458 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries, and
manufacturing.
TX -4,053 No comment.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
CT +1,052 No comment.
ME +1,123 Layoffs in the construction industry, and manufacturing.
KY +1,781 Layoffs in the electrical equipment and rubber industries.
NV +1,844 Increase due to the return to a five day workweek after a shorter
reporting period the previous week, as well as layoffs in the service
industry.
MS +1,847 Layoffs in the apparel, lumber, wood products, leather, leather
goods, and transportation equipment industries, and manufacturing.
WV +1,922 No comment.
NJ +2,790 Increase due to the return to a five day workweek after a shorter
reporting period the previous week, as well as layoffs in the trade
and service industries.
VA +2,904 Increase due to the return to a five day workweek after a shorter
reporting period the previous week, as well as layoffs in the textile
and furniture industries.
MO +3,333 Layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries.
FL +4,087 Layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries,
manufacturing, and agriculture.
AL +4,253 Layoffs in the textile, apparel, construction, and service
industries, and manufacturing.
TN +5,459 Layoffs in the food, textile, apparel, furniture, paper, rubber,
industrial machinery, electronic equipment, transportation equipment,
and service industries
. SC +5,907 Increase due to the return to a five day workweek after a shorter
reporting period the previous week, as well as layoffs in the apparel
industry.
GA +6,345 Layoffs in the textile, apparel, and carpet industries.
NY +6,385 Layoffs in the construction industry.
IL +6,429 Layoffs in the construction and service industries, and
manufacturing.
MI +8,450 Layoffs in the automobile industry.
PA +12,974 Layoffs in the construction, food, lumber, transportation,
transportation equipment, and service industries.
NC +13,835 Layoffs in the construction, textile, apparel, and furniture
industries.
CA +27,831 Increase due to the return to a five day workweek after a shorter
reporting period the previous week, as well as layoffs in the
construction industry, and agriculture.
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