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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending April 5, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 318,000, an increase of 6,000 from the previous week's
revised figure of 312,000. The 4-week moving average was 313,750, an increase
of 2,250 from the previous week's revised average of 311,500.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.0
percent for the week ending March 29, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised
rate of 2.0 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending March 29 was 2,308,000, an increase of 40,000 from the
preceding week's revised level of 2,268,000. The 4-week moving average was
2,298,000, a decrease of 5,750 from the preceding week's revised average of
2,303,750.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 305,713 in the week ending April 5, an increase of 36,901
from the previous week. There were 354,477 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1996.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.3 percent during
the week ending March 29, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted
number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,635,301, an
increase of 2,150 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.6
percent and the volume was 2,972,000.
Extended benefits were available in Alaska during the week ending March
22.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 1,272 in the week ending March 29, an increase of 9 from the prior
week. There were 1,531 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease
of 225 from the preceding week.
There were 21,653 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending March 22, a decrease of 2,717 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 21,203, a decrease of 815 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending March 22 were
in Alaska (6.9 percent), Puerto Rico (5.8), Rhode Island (4.6), Montana (3.8),
Idaho (3.6), Maine (3.6), Washington (3.6), California (3.4), Oregon (3.4), and
Vermont (3.4).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending March 29
were in Georgia (+1,553), Oregon (+917), Missouri (+797), Wisconsin (+629), and
Virginia (+243), while the largest decreases were in Maryland (-2,774),
Louisiana (-2,657), North Carolina (-2,583), Texas (-1,990), and California
(-1,895).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 5 March 29 Change March 22 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 318,000 312,000 +6,000 311,000 350,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 305,713 268,812 +36,901 291,447 354,477
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 313,750 311,500 +2,250 311,500 390,250
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING March 29 March 22 Change March 15 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,308,000 2,268,000 +40,000 2,306,000 2,627,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,635,301 2,633,151 +2,150 2,776,891 2,972,000
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,298,000 2,303,750 -5,750 2,325,750 2,638,250
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA) 2.0% 2.0% 0.0 2.0% 2.3%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA) 2.3% 2.3% 0.0 2.4% 2.6%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING March 29 March 22 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,272 1,263 +9 1,641
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,531 1,756 -225 2,021
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PERSONS CLAIMING UP BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING March 22 March 15 Change Year
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Federal Employees 21,653 24,370 -2,717 29,664
Newly Discharged Veterans 21,203 22,018 -815 25,681
Railroad Retirement Board 6,000 6,000 0 7,000
Extended Benefits 3,219 2,104 +1,115 2,669
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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 03/29/1997
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
MD -2,774 Fewer layoffs in the automobile and service industries.
LA -2,657 Fewer layoffs in the transportation equipment industry.
NC -2,583 Fewer layoffs in the textile industry.
TX -1,990 Fewer layoffs in the electrical equipment and trade industries.
CA -1,895 No comment.
KY -1,780 No comment.
MI -1,753 Fewer layoffs in various industries scattered throughout the state.
IL -1,395 Fewer layoffs in the trade and service industries, and manufacturing.
TN -1,361 Fewer layoffs in the apparel, lumber, printing and publishing,
transportation equipment, and service industries.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
GA +1,553 Layoffs in the automobile and transportation equipment industries.
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