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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending April 19, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 324,000, a decrease of 8,000 from the previous week's
unrevised figure of 332,000. The 4-week moving average was 323,000, an increase
of 3,250 from the previous week's unrevised average of 319,750.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.0
percent for the week ending April 12, 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 12 was 2,290,000, a decrease of 4,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,294,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,286,000, a
decrease of 4,000 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,290,000.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 291,852 in the week ending April 19, a decrease of 37,741
from the previous week. There were 336,296 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1996.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.1 percent during
the week ending April 12, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the prior
week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state
programs totaled 2,477,435, a decrease of 20,506 from the preceding week. A
year earlier, the rate was 2.5 percent and the volume was 2,810,900.
Extended benefits were available in Alaska during the week ending April
5.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 1,650 in the week ending April 12, a decrease of 180 from the prior
week. There were 1,744 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase
of 100 from the preceding week.
There were 20,928 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending April 5, a decrease of 1,979 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 20,558, a decrease of 627 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending April 5 were
in Alaska (6.6 percent), Puerto Rico (5.7), Rhode Island (4.4), Maine (3.6),
Montana (3.4), Vermont (3.4), Oregon (3.3), Washington (3.3), California (3.2),
Idaho (3.1), New Jersey (3.1), and Pennsylvania (3.1).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending April 12
were in Michigan (+4,200), Puerto Rico (+2,767), North Carolina (+2,746),
Alabama (+2,566), and Washington (+2,055), while the largest decreases were in
California (-3,275), New Jersey (-2,547), Oregon (-1,948), Illinois (-1,750),
and Massachusetts (-1,558).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 19 April 12 Change April 5 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 324,000 332,000 -8,000 324,000 371,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 291,852 329,593 -37,741 311,189 336,296
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 323,000 319,750 +3,250 315,250 371,250
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 12 April 5 Change March 29 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,290,000 2,294,000 -4,000 2,293,000 2,613,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,477,435 2,497,941 -20,506 2,618,489 2,810,900
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,286,000 2,290,000 -4,000 2,294,000 2,632,000
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA) 2.0% 2.0% 0.0 2.0% 2.3%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA) 2.1% 2.2% -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 12 April 5 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,650 1,830 -180 2,553
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,744 1,644 +100 2,071
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PERSONS CLAIMING UP BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 5 March 29 Change Year
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Federal Employees 20,928 22,907 -1,979 27,593
Newly Discharged Veterans 20,558 21,185 -627 25,032
Railroad Retirement Board 5,000 5,000 0 6,000
Extended Benefits 3,276 2,170 +1,106 3,026
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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 04/12/1997
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
State Change State Supplied Comment
CA -3,275 No comment.
NJ -2,547 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries.
OR -1,948 No comment.
IL -1,750 Fewer layoffs in the trade and service industries, and manufacturing.
MA -1,558 No comment.
AR -1,080 Fewer layoffs in the electrical equipment industries.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
State Change State Supplied Comment
AZ +1,108 Layoffs in agriculture.
SC +1,153 Layoffs in the textile and apparel industries.
VA +1,356 Increase due to the start of a new quarter of wage credits for
benefit purposes, as well as layoffs in the furniture industry.
TN +1,445 Layoffs in the apparel, furniture, rubber/plastics, leather goods,
fabricated metals, and service industries, and manufacturing.
TX +1,895 No comment.
PA +2,002 Layoffs in the fabricated metals and service industries.
WA +2,055 No comment.
AL +2,566 Layoffs in the textile, apparel, trade, and service industries.
NC +2,746 Layoffs in the textile, furniture, and transportation equipment
industries.
PR +2,767 Layoffs in the apparel, leather goods, and petroleum industries.
MI +4,200 Layoffs in the automobile industry.
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