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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending May 31, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 337,000, an increase of 19,000 from the previous week's
revised figure of 318,000. The 4-week moving average was 323,750, a decrease of
2,750 from the previous week's revised average of 326,500.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate
was 2.0 percent for the week ending May 24, 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 May 24 was 2,303,000, an increase of 77,000
from the preceding week's revised level of 2,226,000. The 4-week moving average
was 2,270,750, an increase of 4,000 from the preceding week's revised average
of 2,266,750.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state
programs, unadjusted, totaled 248,029 in the week ending May 31, a decrease of
16,658 from the previous week. There were 266,116 initial claims in the
comparable week in 1996.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.8
percent during the week ending May 24, unchanged from the prior week. The
advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs
totaled 2,038,419, a decrease of 60,519 from the preceding week. A year
earlier, the rate was 2.0 percent and the volume was 2,294,656.
Extended benefits were available in Alaska during the week
ending May 17.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian
employees totaled 1,589 in the week ending May 24, an increase of 146 from the
prior week. There were 1,657 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a
decrease of 10 from the preceding week.
There were 17,568 former Federal civilian employees
claiming UI benefits for the week ending May 17, a decrease of 1,603 from the
previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 18,929, a
decrease of 234 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending
May 17 were in Puerto Rico (5.6 percent), Alaska (4.9), Rhode Island (3.3),
California (2.8), North Dakota (2.8), Washington (2.8), Hawaii (2.6), Oregon
(2.6), Pennsylvania (2.6), and Vermont (2.6).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending
May 24 were in Wisconsin (+1,061), North Carolina (+1,037), Georgia (+1,021),
Arkansas (+983), and Alabama (+889), while the largest decreases were in Ohio
(-1,903), Louisiana (-1,876), Kentucky (-1,849), Tennessee (-1,425), and Puerto
Rico (-862).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING May 31 May 24 Change May 17 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 337,000 318,000 +19,000 322,000 354,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 248,029 264,687 -16,658 267,251 266,116
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 323,750 326,500 -2,750 333,500 349,750
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING May 24 May 17 Change May 10 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,303,000 2,226,000 +77,000 2,266,000 2,602,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,038,419 2,098,938 -60,519 2,182,533 2,294,656
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,270,750 2,266,750 +4,000 2,271,750 2,561,500
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA) 2.0% 1.9% +0.1 2.0% 2.3%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA) 1.8% 1.8% 0.0 1.9% 2.0%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING May 24 May 17 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,589 1,443 +146 1,805
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,657 1,667 -10 1,937
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PERSONS CLAIMING UP BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING May 17 May 10 Change Year
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Federal Employees 17,568 19,171 -1,603 22,689
Newly Discharged Veterans 18,929 19,163 -234 23,355
Railroad Retirement Board 3,000 3,000 0 4,000
Extended Benefits 1,829 1,911 -82 12,142
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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 05/24/1997
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
OH -1,903 No comment.
LA -1,876 Fewer layoffs in the transportation equipment industry.
KY -1,849 No comment.
TN -1,425 Fewer layoffs in the lumber, apparel, leather goods, stone/clay/glass,
industrial machinery, and service industries, and manufacturing.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
GA +1,021 Layoffs in manufacturing.
NC +1,037 Layoffs in the furniture industry.
WI +1,061 Layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries, and
manufacturing.
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