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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending March 1, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 310,000, a decrease of 6,000 from the previous week's
unrevised figure of 316,000. The 4-week moving average was 310,000, a decrease
of 3,500 from the previous week's revised average of 313,500. This is the
lowest since May 13, 1989, when it was 309,750.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.1
percent for the week ending Feb. 22, 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. 22 was 2,377,000, a decrease of 27,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,404,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,398,000, a
decrease of 16,750 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,414,750.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 315,872 in the week ending March 1, an increase of 6,686
from the previous week. There were 368,044 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1996.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.6 percent during
the week ending Feb. 22, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted
number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 3,002,558, an
increase of 50,945 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.9
percent and the volume was 3,282,015.
Extended benefits were available in Alaska during the week ending Feb.
15.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 1,478 in the week ending Feb. 22, a decrease of 248 from the prior
week. There were 1,676 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease
of 97 from the preceding week.
There were 27,337 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending Feb. 15, an increase of 2,092 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 23,255, a decrease of 175 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Feb. 15 were
in Alaska (6.6 percent), Rhode Island (5.2), Puerto Rico (4.9), Montana (4.5),
Idaho (4.2), West Virginia (4.0), Maine (3.9), Pennsylvania (3.8), Washington
(3.8), California (3.7), and Oregon (3.7).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Feb. 22 were
in Massachusetts (+3,545), North Carolina (+2,345), California (+1,645),
Connecticut (+1,422), and Rhode Island (+1,152), while the largest decreases
were in New York (-2,889), Ohio (-2,597), Pennsylvania (-2,209), Arkansas
(-1,513), and South Carolina (-1,351).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING March 1 Feb. 22 Change Feb. 15 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 310,000 316,000 -6,000 306,000 362,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 315,872 309,186 +6,686 320,171 368,044
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 310,000 313,500 -3,500 317,500 369,000
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Feb. 22 Feb. 15 Change Feb. 8 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,377,000 2,404,000 -27,000 2,408,000 2,603,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 3,002,558 2,951,613 +50,945 2,956,935 3,282,015
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,398,000 2,414,750 -16,750 2,427,750 2,666,250
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA) 2.1% 2.1% 0.0 2.1% 2.3%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA) 2.6% 2.6% 0.0 2.6% 2.9%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Feb. 22 Feb. 15 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,478 1,726 -248 1,822
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,676 1,773 -97 1,966
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PERSONS CLAIMING UP BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Feb. 15 Feb. 8 Change Year
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Federal Employees 27,337 25,245 +2,092 36,403
Newly Discharged Veterans 23,255 23,430 -175 28,296
Railroad Retirement Board 7,000 7,000 0 9,000
Extended Benefits 430 169 +261 3,709
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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 02/22/1997
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
NY -2,889 Decrease due to a shorter workweek (Presidents' Day Holiday).
OH -2,597 No comment.
PA -2,209 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and lumber and wood
industries.
AR -1,513 Decrease due to a shorter workweek (Presidents' Day Holiday).
SC -1,351 Fewer layoffs in the apparel industry.
MD -1,153 Fewer layoffs in the publishing, optical goods, trade, and service
industries.
MI -1,133 Fewer layoffs in various industries scattered throughout the state.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
TX +1,085 Layoffs in the rubber and electrical equipment industries.
RI +1,152 Layoffs in the trade and service industries, and manufacturing.
CT +1,422 No comment.
CA +1,645 No comment.
NC +2,345 Layoffs in the construction and textile industries.
MA +3,545 Layoffs in the service industry.
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