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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending May 3, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 347,000, unchanged from the previous week's unrevised figure
of 347,000. The 4-week moving average was 336,250, an increase of 5,750 from
the previous week's unrevised average of 330,500.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.0
percent for the week ending April 26, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from
the prior week's revised rate of 1.9 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending April 26 was 2,315,000, an increase of 66,000 from the
preceding week's revised level of 2,249,000. The 4-week moving average was
2,280,250, an increase of 5,500 from the preceding week's revised average of
2,274,750.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 294,085 in the week ending May 3, a decrease of 3,003 from
the previous week. There were 298,214 initial claims in the comparable week in
1996.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.0 percent during
the week ending April 26, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted
number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,349,788, an
increase of 24,373 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.3
percent and the volume was 2,588,512.
Extended benefits were available in Alaska during the week ending April
19.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 1,473 in the week ending April 26, a decrease of 37 from the prior
week. There were 1,615 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease
of 39 from the preceding week.
There were 19,540 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending April 19, a decrease of 1,810 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 20,150, a decrease of 360 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending April 19 were
in Alaska (6.1 percent), Puerto Rico (5.4), Rhode Island (4.1), Montana (3.4),
Vermont (3.4), California (3.1), Maine (3.1), Oregon (3.1), Washington (3.1),
Idaho (2.9), and Pennsylvania (2.9).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending April 26
were in North Dakota (+6,729), Massachusetts (+3,707), New Jersey (+2,303),
Louisiana (+2,216), and Texas (+2,071), while the largest decreases were in
California (-2,202), Missouri (-1,836), Puerto Rico (-1,737), North Carolina
(-1,159), and Rhode Island (-840).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING May 3 April 26 Change April 19 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 347,000 347,000 0 319,000 343,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 294,085 297,088 -3,003 287,452 298,214
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 336,250 330,500 +5,750 321,750 356,000
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 26 April 19 Change April 12 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,315,000 2,249,000 +66,000 2,265,000 2,577,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,349,788 2,325,415 +24,373 2,450,481 2,588,512
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,280,250 2,274,750 +5,500 2,279,250 2,587,000
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA) 2.0% 1.9% +0.1 2.0% 2.3%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA) 2.0% 2.0% 0.0 2.1% 2.3%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 26 April 19 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,473 1,510 -37 1,625
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,615 1,654 -39 1,886
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PERSONS CLAIMING UP BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 19 April 12 Change Year
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Federal Employees 19,540 21,350 -1,810 25,666
Newly Discharged Veterans 20,150 20,510 -360 24,371
Railroad Retirement Board 5,000 5,000 0 5,000
Extended Benefits 2,786 2,508 +278 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 04/26/1997
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
CA -2,202 No comment.
MO -1,836 Fewer layoffs in the transportation industry.
PR -1,737 No comment.
NC -1,159 No comment.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
MI +1,014 Increase due to the indirect effects of a strike in the automobile industry.
IN +1,737 Increase due primarily to the indirect effects of a strike in the automobile
industry. Layoffs in the transportation equipment, rubber, and primary
metals industries.
NY +1,968 No comment.
TX +2,071 Layoffs in the oil/gas, non-electrical machinery, trade, and service
industries.
LA +2,216 Layoffs in the transportation equipment industry.
NJ +2,303 Layoffs in the trade and service industries.
MA +3,707 Layoffs in the service industry.
ND +6,729 Almost all claims (6,679) were reported to be flood related.
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