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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending Jan. 4, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 361,000, a decrease of 13,000 from the previous week's
revised figure of 374,000. The 4-week moving average was 357,250, an increase
of 2,750 from the previous week's revised average of 354,500.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.2
percent for the week ending Dec. 28, 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. 28 was 2,509,000, a decrease of 45,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,554,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,499,750, a
decrease of 6,750 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,506,500.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 533,252 in the week ending Jan. 4, an increase of 10,841
from the previous week. There were 596,079 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1995.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.5 percent during
the week ending Dec. 28, an increase of 0.4 percentage point from the prior
week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UP benefits in state
programs totaled 2,872,263, an increase of 433,418 from the preceding week. A
year earlier, the rate was 2.8 percent and the volume was 3,161,482.
Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending
Dec. 21.
Initial claims for UP benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 1,802 in the week ending Dec.28, a decrease of 64 from the prior week.
There were 1,398 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of 540
from the preceding week.
There were 29,160 former Federal civilian employees claiming UP benefits
for the week ending Dec. 21, an increase of 604 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 22,038, a decrease of 1,676 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Dec. 21 were
in Alaska (5.4 percent), Puerto Rico (4.4), Washington (4.4), Rhode Island
(3.8), Idaho (3.4), California (3.2), Oregon (3.2), Montana (3.1), Pennsylvania
(2.9), and West Virginia (2.9).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Dec. 28 were
in Michigan (+24,588), Wisconsin (+17,784), Pennsylvania (+10,425),
Massachusetts (+8,371), and Kentucky (+8,204), while the largest decreases were
in Texas (-9,021), Virginia (-5,551), Colorado (-3,235), North Carolina
(-2,187), and California (-1,944).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Jan. 4 Dec. 28 Change Dec. 21 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 361,000 374,000 -13,000 344,000 384,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 533,252 522,411 +10,841 431,532 596,079
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 357,250 354,500 +2,750 343,500 373,000
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Dec. 28 Dec. 21 Change Dec. 14 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,509,000 2,554,000 -45,000 2,445,000 2,596,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,872,263 2,438,845 +433,418 2,535,165 3,161,482
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,499,750 2,506,500 -6,750 2,468,250 2,626,750
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA) 2.2% 2.2% 0.0 2.1% 2.3%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA) 2.5% 2.1% +0.4 2.2% 2.8%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Dec. 28 Dec. 21 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,802 1,866 -64 16,337
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,398 1,938 -540 1,801
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PERSONS CLAIMING UP BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Dec. 21 Dec. 14 Change Year
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Federal Employees 29,160 28,556 +604 43,422
Newly Discharged Veterans 22,038 23,714 -1,676 26,971
Railroad Retirement Board 4,000 4,000 0 8,000
Extended Benefits 41 45 -4 11,553
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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 12/28/1996
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
TX -9,021 Fewer layoffs in the trade, service, apparel, non-electrical
machinery, electrical equipment, and transportation equipment
industries.
VA -5,551 Decrease due to a shorter workweek (Christmas Day Holiday), as well
as fewer layoffs in the food, textile, apparel, and rubber
industries.
CO -3,235 No comment.
NC -2,187 Fewer layoffs in the textile industry.
CA -1,944 No comment.
GA -1,815 Fewer layoffs in the plastics industry.
FL -1,246 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries, and
agriculture.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
WA +1,380 No comment.
AL +1,399 Layoffs in the apparel, electrical machinery, and rubber industries.
IL +1,401 Layoffs in the construction and trade industries, and manufacturing.
VT +1,485 No comment.
OH +1,557 Increase due to holiday shutdowns in various industries scattered
throughout the state.
MN +1,583 Layoffs in manufacturing.
NH +1,639 No comment.
AR +1,965 Layoffs in the electrical equipment, glass, and service industries.
ID +2,027 No comment.
CT +2,157 No comment.
RI +2,666 Layoffs in the trade, service, and printing industries, and
manufacturing.
MD +3,250 Layoffs in the apparel, leather goods, plastics, construction,
service, printing, publishing, transportation equipment, stone
products, primary metals, petroleum products, electrical equipment,
paper, and machinery industries, agriculture, and forestry.
NJ +4,544 Layoffs in the transportation, trade, and service industries, and
manufacturing.
OR +4,727 No comment.
MO +4,930 Layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries.
IN +4,972 Layoffs in the electrical equipment industry, and manufacturing.
IA +6,658 Layoffs in the construction industry, and manufacturing.
KY +8,204 Layoffs in the lumber, textile, and electrical equipment industries.
MA +8,371 No comment.
PA +10,425 Layoffs in the transportation, trade, and food industries, and
manufacturing.
WI +17,784 Layoffs in the transportation, construction, trade, and service
industries, and manufacturing.
MI +24,588 Increase due to holiday shutdowns in various industries scattered
throughout the state.
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