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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending April 12, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 332,000, an increase of 8,000 from the previous week's
revised figure of 324,000. The 4-week moving average was 319,750, an increase
of 4,500 from the previous week's revised average of 315,250.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.0
percent for the week ending April 5, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised
rate of 2.0 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending April 5 was 2,316,000, an increase of 18,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,298,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,296,750, an
increase of 1,500 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,295,250.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 329,583 in the week ending April 12, an increase of 18,413
from the previous week. There were 344,312 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1996.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.2 percent during
the week ending April 5, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the prior
week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state
programs totaled 2,522,647, a decrease of 101,177 from the preceding week. A
year earlier, the rate was 2.5 percent and the volume was 2,809,377.
Extended benefits were available in Alaska during the week ending March
29.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 1,830 in the week ending April 5, an increase of 558 from the prior
week. There were 1,644 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase
of 113 from the preceding week.
There were 22,951 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending March 29, an increase of 1,363 from the previous week.
Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 21,244, an increase of 100
from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending March 29 were
in Alaska (5.9 percent), Puerto Rico (5.8), Rhode Island (4.3), Montana (3.9),
Idaho (3.5), Maine (3.5), California (3.4), Oregon (3.4), Pennsylvania (3.4),
and Washington (3.4).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending April 5 were
in New Jersey (+4,576), California (+3,606), North Carolina (+3,470), New York
(+3,436), and Pennsylvania (+3,322), while the largest decreases were in
Georgia (-1,247), Virginia (-1,096), Missouri (-570), Idaho (-255), and West
Virginia (-245).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 12 April 5 Change March 29 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 332,000 324,000 +8,000 312,000 361,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 329,583 311,170 +18,413 268,813 344,312
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 319,750 315,250 +4,500 311,500 385,000
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 5 March 29 Change March 22 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,316,000 2,298,000 +18,000 2,267,000 2,593,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,522,647 2,623,824 -101,177 2,631,630 2,809,377
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,296,750 2,295,250 +1,500 2,303,500 2,637,750
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA) 2.0% 2.0% 0.0 2.0% 2.3%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA) 2.2% 2.3% -0.1 2.3% 2.5%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 5 March 29 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,830 1,272 +558 3,148
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,644 1,531 +113 2,102
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PERSONS CLAIMING UP BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING March 29 March 22 Change Year
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Federal Employees 22,951 21,588 +1,363 28,973
Newly Discharged Veterans 21,244 21,144 +100 25,632
Railroad Retirement Board 6,000 6,000 0 7,000
Extended Benefits 2,170 3,219 -1,049 3,825
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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 04/05/1997
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
GA -1,247 Fewer layoffs in the automobile and transportation equipment industries.
VA -1,096 Fewer layoffs in the furniture industry.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
CO +1,069 No comment.
CT +1,080 No comment.
OR +1,232 No comment.
OH +1,278 Layoffs in various industries scattered throughout the state.
HI +1,331 Layoffs in the trade and service industries.
MA +1,631 No comment.
TX +1,954 Layoffs in the trade, service, and primary metals industries.
IL +2,265 Layoffs in the trade and service industries, and manufacturing.
FL +2,422 Increase due to the start of a new quarter of wage credits for benefit
purposes, as well as layoffs in the construction, trade, and service
industries, and manufacturing.
TN +2,795 Layoffs in the textile, apparel, lumber, fabricated metals, and
stone/clay/glass industries, and manufacturing.
PA +3,322 Layoffs in the food, electrical equipment, and lumber/wood industries.
NY +3,436 Layoffs in the service industry.
NC +3,470 Layoffs in the textile industry.
CA +3,606 No comment.
NJ +4,576 Layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries.
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