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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending June 14, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 347,000, an increase of 8,000 from the previous week's
unrevised figure of 339,000. The 4-week moving average was 335,500, an increase
of 6,250 from the previous week's unrevised average of 329,250.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.0
percent for the week ending June 7, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised
rate of 2.0 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending June 7 was 2,295,000, an increase of 21,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,274,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,266,500, an
increase of 7,250 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,259,250.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 301,553 in the week ending June 14, a decrease of 8,413
from the previous week. There were 307,141 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1996.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.8 percent during
the week ending June 7, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted
number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,088,653, a
decrease of 5,656 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.0
percent and the volume was 2,278,659.
Extended benefits were available in Alaska during the week ending May
31.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 2,020 in the week ending June 7, an increase of 230 from the prior
week. There were 1,739 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase
of 383 from the preceding week.
There were 17,962 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending May 31, an increase of 109 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 18,635, an increase of 699 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending May 31 were in
Puerto Rico (6.3 percent), Alaska (4.5), Rhode Island (3.2), California (2.8),
Oregon (2.7), Washington (2.7), Arkansas (2.7), Hawaii (2.6), Pennsylvania
(2.6), and New Jersey (2.5).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending June 7 were
in California (+12,390), Pennsylvania (+5,652), Tennessee (+3,573), Illinois
(+3,476), and New York (+3,190), while the largest decreases were in Arkansas
(-247), Maine (-122), Kentucky (-121), and Kansas (-58).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING June 14 June 7 Change May 31 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 347,000 339,000 +8,000 338,000 355,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 301,553 309,966 -8,413 248,168 307,141
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 335,500 329,250 +6,250 324,000 353,750
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING June 7 May 31 Change May 24 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,295,000 2,274,000 +21,000 2,276,000 2,517,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,088,653 2,094,309 -5,656 2,014,251 2,278,659
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,266,500 2,259,250 +7,250 2,262,750 2,547,250
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA) 2.0% 2.0% 0.0 2.0% 2.2%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA) 1.8% 1.8% 0.0 1.7% 2.0%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING June 7 May 31 Change Year
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Federal Employees 2,020 1,790 +230 2,636
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,739 1,356 +383 2,222
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PERSONS CLAIMING UP BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING May 31 May 24 Change Year
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Federal Employees 17,962 17,853 +109 22,758
Newly Discharged Veterans 18,635 17,936 +699 22,715
Railroad Retirement Board 3,000 3,000 0 4,000
Extended Benefits 1,612 1,464 +148 14,713
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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 06/07/1997
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
None
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
SC +1,089 No comment.
LA +1,304 Layoffs in the trade and service industries.
VA +1,316 Layoffs in the food, furniture, and electrical equipment industries.
MI +1,362 Layoffs in the automobile industry.
OH +1,375 No comment.
AL +1,456 Layoffs in the textile industry.
MO +1,471 Layoffs in the construction and service industries.
PR +1,707 Layoffs in the apparel, service, and fabricated metals industries.
NJ +1,830 Increase due to the return to a five day workweek after a shorter reporting
period the previous week, as well as layoffs in the transportation, trade,
and service industries, and manufacturing.
WA +2,055 No comment.
GA +2,368 Layoffs in the food and carpet industries.
FL +2,555 Layoffs in the transportation, construction, trade, and service industries,
manufacturing, and agriculture.
NC +2,868 Layoffs in the textile industry.
NY +3,190 Increase due to the return to a five day workweek after a shorter reporting
period the previous week, as well as layoffs in the service industry, and
manufacturing.
IL +3,476 Layoffs in the trade and service industries, and manufacturing.
TN +3,573 Layoffs in the food, textile, apparel, paper, chemical, rubber/plastics,
industrial machinery, electronic equipment, transportation equipment, and
service industries, and manufacturing.
PA +5,652 Layoffs in the apparel, transportation, transportation equipment, and trade
industries.
CA +12,390 Increase due to the return to a five day workweek after a shorter reporting
period the previous week, as well as layoffs in agriculture.
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