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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending Feb. 15, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 309,000, an increase of 1,000 from the previous week's
revised figure of 308,000. The 4-week moving average was 318,250, a decrease of
7,250 from the previous week's revised average of 325,500.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.1
percent for the week ending Feb. 8, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised
rate of 2.1 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending Feb. 8 was 2,430,000, an increase of 27,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,403,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,433,250, a
decrease of 1,500 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,434,750.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 323,627 in the week ending Feb. 15, a decrease of 47,138
from the previous week. There were 395,332 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1996.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.6 percent during
the week ending Feb. 8, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted
number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,984,405, a
decrease of 41,563 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.9
percent and the volume was 3,296,740.
Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending
Feb. 1.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 2,136 in the week ending Feb. 8, an increase of 158 from the prior
week. There were 2,048 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase
of 87 from the preceding week.
There were 29,309 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending Feb. 1, an increase of 1,448 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 23,667, a decrease of 967 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Feb. 1 were in
Alaska (6.8 percent), Puerto Rico (5.7), Rhode Island (5.4), Idaho (4.7),
Montana (4.7), West Virginia (4.1), Washington (4.0), Oregon (3.9),
Pennsylvania (3.9), and California (3.7).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Feb. 8 were
in California (+5,579), North Carolina (+2,032), Texas (+1,278), Minnesota
(+751), and South Carolina (+742), while the largest decreases were in
Pennsylvania (-2,979), Ohio (-2,506), Iowa (-1,389), New Mexico (-1,172), and
Illinois (-1,108).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Feb. 15 Feb. 8 Change Feb. 1 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 309,000 308,000 +1,000 324,000 378,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 323,627 370,765 -47,138 380,106 395,332
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 318,250 325,500 -7,250 329,500 377,500
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Feb. 8 Feb. 1 Change Jan. 25 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,430,000 2,403,000 +27,000 2,444,000 2,651,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,984,405 3,025,968 -41,563 3,072,018 3,296,740
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,433,250 2,434,750 -1,500 2,478,500 2,671,000
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA) 2.1% 2.1% 0.0 2.1% 2.4%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA) 2.6% 2.6% 0.0 2.7% 2.9%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Feb.8 Feb. 1 Change Year
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Federal Employees 2,136 1,978 +158 4,144
Newly Discharged Veterans 2,048 1,961 +87 2,345
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PERSONS CLAIMING UP BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Feb. 1 Jan. 25 Change Year
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Federal Employees 29,309 27,861 +1,448 39,134
Newly Discharged Veterans 23,667 24,634 -967 29,693
Railroad Retirement Board 8,000 8,000 0 10,000
Extended Benefits 53 71 -18 14,357
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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 02/08/1997
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
PA -2,979 Fewer layoffs in the food, lumber, furniture, and electrical equipment
industries.
OH -2,506 No comment.
IA -1,389 No comment.
NM -1,172 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and mining industries.
IL -1,108 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
TX +1,278 Layoffs in the service, food, and furniture industries.
NC +2,032 No comment.
CA +5,579 Layoffs in agriculture.
ATTACHMENT
WEEKLY UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA, (ADJUSTED CLAIMS DATA
IN THOUSANDS)
YEAR MONTH DAY INITIAL CLAIMS CONTINUED CLAIMS
COVERED ADJUSTED
ACTUAL FACTOR ADJUSTED ACTUAL FACTOR ADJUSTED
EMPLOYMENT RATE
1997 1 4 541,227 148.4 365 3,408,571 132.2 2,578 114,692,922 2.2
1997 1 11 654,415 202.2 324 3,103,515 127.4 2,436 114,692,922 2.1
1997 1 18 513,615 152.0 338 3,028,066 123.3 2,456 114,692,922 2.1
1997 1 25 385,324 116.0 332 3,072,018 125.7 2,444 114,692,922 2.1
1997 2 1 380,106 117.2 324 3,025,968 125.9 2,403 114,692,922
1997 2 8 370,765 120.4 308 122.8
1997 2 15 104.7 122.8
1997 2 22 97.7 126.3
1997 3 1 101.8 125.2
1997 3 8 101.9 121.4
1997 3 15 94.6 120.4
1997 3 22 93.7 116.1
1997 3 29 86.1 114.2
1997 4 5 96.0 108.9
1997 4 12 99.3 108.2
1997 4 19 90.1 103.4
1997 4 26 85.6 101.5
1997 5 3 84.7 96.7
1997 5 10 87.5 96.3
1997 5 17 83.1 94.3
1997 5 24 83.3 88.5
1997 5 31 73.5 92.1
1997 6 7 91.5 91.0
1997 6 14 87.0 91.1
1997 6 21 87.6 89.8
1997 6 28 88.4 86.0
1997 7 5 98.3 95.4
1997 7 12 125.3 100.2
1997 7 19 113.5 96.2
1997 7 26 103.2 94.5
1997 8 2 90.0 95.1
1997 8 9 91.2 92.4
1997 8 16 80.4 91.3
1997 8 23 79.0 89.0
1997 8 30 77.1 82.6
1997 9 6 72.1 86.5
1997 9 13 82.3 84.3
1997 9 20 80.3 82.3
1997 9 27 76.7 80.1
1997 10 4 85.3 79.1
1997 10 11 93.3 79.2
1997 10 18 82.0 84.2
1997 10 25 92.1 82.4
1997 11 1 92.6 84.2
1997 11 8 103.0 83.4
1997 11 15 93.4 92.4
1997 11 22 112.7 83.1
1997 11 29 96.0 102.7
1997 12 6 128.0 98.1
1997 12 13 117.0 103.9
1997 12 20 121.3 95.4
1997 12 27 139.8 110.5
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