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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending Dec. 21, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 335,000, a decrease of 15,000 from the previous week's
revised figure of 350,000. The 4-week moving average was 341,250, a decrease of
1,000 from the previous week's revised average of 342,250.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.2
percent for the week ending Dec. 14, 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. 14 was 2,457,000, a decrease of 33,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,490,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,471,000, an
increase of 13,000 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,458,000.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 419,464 in the week ending Dec. 21, an increase of 15,004
from the previous week. There were 490,349 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1995.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.2 percent during
the week ending Dec. 14, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted
number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,547,658, an
increase of 90,199 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.4
percent and the volume was 2,639,023.
Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending
Dec. 7.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 2,220 in the week ending Dec.14, a decrease of 148 from the prior week.
There were 2,127 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of 101
from the preceding week.
There were 30,327 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending Dec. 7, an increase of 24 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 22,668, a decrease of 1,503 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Dec. 7 were in
Alaska (5.6 percent), Puerto Rico (5.4), Rhode Island (3.7), Washington (3.7),
California (3.5), Oregon (3.3), Arkansas (3.2), Idaho (3.2), Montana (3.1), New
Jersey (3.0), Pennsylvania (3.0), and West Virginia (3.0).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Dec. 14 were
in Texas (+6,005), Virginia (+1,924), Ohio (+1,397), New Jersey (+1,387), and
Massachusetts (+419), while the largest decreases were in Michigan (-6,255),
Pennsylvania (-5,070), Missouri (-3,581), Wisconsin (-3,196), and Illinois
(-2,752).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Dec. 21 Dec. 14 Change Dec. 7 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 335,000 350,000 -15,000 350,000 374,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 419,464 404,460 +15,004 444,254 490,349
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 341,250 342,250 -1,000 340,250 364,750
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Dec. 14 Dec. 7 Change Nov. 30 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,457,000 2,490,000 -33,000 2,536,000 2,619,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,547,658 2,457,459 +90,199 2,612,336 2,639,023
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,471,000 2,458,000 +13,000 2,455,000 2,626,000
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA) 2.2% 2.2% 0.0 2.2% 2.4%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA) 2.2% 2.2% 0.0 2.3% 2.4%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Dec. 14 Dec. 7 Change Year
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Federal Employees 2,220 2,368 -148 6,182
Newly Discharged Veterans 2,127 2,228 -101 2,392
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Dec. 7 Nov. 30 Change Year
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Federal Employees 30,327 30,303 +24 42,703
Newly Discharged Veterans 22,668 24,171 -1,503 28,808
Railroad Retirement Board 4,000 4,000 0 6,000
Extended Benefits 68 70 -2 14,367
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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 12/14/1996
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
MI -6,255 Fewer layoffs in the automobile industry.
PA -5,070 Fewer layoffs in the food, transportation, construction, and service
industries.
MO -3,581 Fewer layoffs in the construction industry.
WI -3,196 Fewer layoffs in the construction and service industries, and
manufacturing.
IL -2,752 Fewer layoffs in the construction and service industries, and
manufacturing.
NY -2,625 No comment.
WA -2,463 No comment.
MN -2,448 No comment.
AL -2,116 Fewer layoffs in the construction, service, and apparel industries.
KY -2,094 Fewer layoffs in the electrical equipment industry.
TN -1,934 No comment.
NC -1,853 Fewer layoffs in the construction and textile industries.
AR -1,757 No comment.
GA -1,636 Fewer layoffs in the construction and textile industries.
MS -1,607 No comment.
SC -1,162 Fewer layoffs in the textile industry.
IA -1,071 No comment.
KS -1,025 Fewer layoffs in the trade and service industries, and manufacturing.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
NJ +1,387 Layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries.
OH +1,397 Layoffs in various industries scattered throughout the state.
VA +1,924 Layoffs in the textile, apparel, and furniture industries.
TX +6,005 Layoffs in the primary metals and leather goods industries.
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