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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending Feb. 1, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 325,000, a decrease of 12,000 from the previous week's
revised figure of 337,000. The 4-week moving average was 331,000, a decrease of
10,250 from the previous week's revised average of 341,250.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.2
percent for the week ending Jan. 25, unchanged from the prior week's revised
rate of 2.2 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending Jan. 25 was 2,469,000, an increase of 1,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,468,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,489,750, a
decrease of 16,500 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,506,250.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 380,880 in the week ending Feb. 1, a decrease of 4,463 from
the previous week. There were 433,693 initial claims in the comparable week in
1996.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.7 percent during
the week ending Jan. 25, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from the prior
week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state
programs totaled 3,095,704, an increase of 72,081 from the preceding week. A
year earlier, the rate was 2.9 percent and the volume was 3,264,046.
Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending
Jan. 18.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 1,818 in the week ending Jan. 25, a decrease of 729 from the prior
week. There were 1,932 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease
of 184 from the preceding week.
There were 29,748 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending Jan. 18, an increase of 1,963 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 23,178, a decrease of 1,091 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Jan. 18 were
in Alaska (6.9 percent), Puerto Rico (5.4), Rhode Island (5.1), Montana (4.6),
Idaho (4.4), West Virginia (4.1), Pennsylvania (3.9), Maine (3.8), Oregon
(3.8), and Washington (3.8).
The largest increase in initial claims for the week ending Jan. 25 was
in Texas (+4,925), while the largest decreases were in North Carolina
(-11,210), California(-9,051), Pennsylvania (-8,850), Tennessee (-8,158), and
Ohio (-6,863).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Feb. 1 Jan. 25 Change Jan. 18 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 325,000 337,000 -12,000 341,000 367,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 380,880 385,343 -4,463 513,615 433,693
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 331,000 341,250 -10,250 350,250 370,500
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Jan. 25 Jan. 18 Change Jan. 11 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,469,000 2,468,000 +1,000 2,448,000 3,603,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 3,095,704 3,023,623 +72,081 3,103,487 3,264,046
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,489,750 2,506,250 -16,500 2,529,000 2,639,250
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA) 2.2% 2.2% 0.0 2.1% 2.3%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA) 2.7% 2.6% +0.1 2.7% 2.9%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Jan. 25 Jan. 18 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,818 2,547 -729 7,352
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,932 2,116 -184 2,534
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PERSONS CLAIMING UP BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Jan. 18 Jan. 11 Change Year
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Federal Employees 29,748 27,785 +1,963 42,747
Newly Discharged Veterans 23,178 24,269 -1,091 29,936
Railroad Retirement Board 7,000 7,000 0 10,000
Extended Benefits 62 61 +1 12,763
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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 01/25/1997
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
NC -11,210 Fewer layoffs in the textile, apparel, furniture, electrical
equipment, and service industries.
CA -9,051 Fewer layoffs in the service industry.
PA -8,850 Fewer layoffs in the food, textile, apparel, and electrical equipment
industries.
TN -8,158 Fewer layoffs in the textile, apparel, furniture, lumber, rubber,
chemical, stone, clay, and glass, fabricated metals, industrial
machinery, electrical equipment, transportation equipment, trade, and
service industries, and manufacturing.
OH -6,863 No comment.
AL -6,648 Fewer layoffs in the textile and apparel industries.
MI -6,102 Fewer layoffs in various industries scattered throughout the state.
IL -5,674 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries.
GA -5,661 Fewer layoffs in the construction and apparel industries.
NY -5,298 Decrease due to a shorter workweek (Dr. King's Birthday Holiday).
NJ -4,376 Decrease due to a shorter workweek (Dr. King's Birthday Holiday), as
well as fewer layoffs in the trade and service industries, and
manufacturing.
MO -3,706 Fewer layoffs in the construction industry.
SC -3,475 Fewer layoffs in the textile industry.
CT -3,370 No comment.
WI -3,339 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries, and
manufacturing.
VA -2,923 Fewer layoffs in the apparel, lumber, and electrical equipment
industries.
AR -2,853 Fewer layoffs in the printing industry.
KY -2,754 No comment.
IN -2,608 Fewer layoffs in the primary metals, fabricated metals, and
scientific instruments industries.
MN -2,601 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries, and
manufacturing.
MD -2,328 Fewer layoffs in the printing, plastics, primary metals, optical
goods, and electrical equipment industries.
RI -2,131 Fewer layoffs in the trade and service industries, and manufacturing.
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
FL -2,125 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries, and
manufacturing.
CO -1,883 No comment.
WA -1,881 No comment.
KS -1,878 Fewer layoffs in the trade industry.
MS -1,628 No comment.
MA -1,510 No comment.
IA -1,454 No comment.
OR -1,288 No comment.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
TX +4,925 Layoffs in the non-electrical machinery industry.
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