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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending July 12, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 349,000, a decrease of 28,000 from the previous week's
unrevised figure of 377,000. The 4-week moving average was 348,750, an increase
of 250 from the previous week's unrevised average of 348,500.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.0
percent for the week ending July 5, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the
prior week's unrevised rate of 2.1 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending July 5 was 2,378,000, a decrease of 10,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,388,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,338,500, an
increase of 28,750 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,309,750.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 437,912 in the week ending July 12, an increase of 67,634
from the previous week. There were 449,528 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1996.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.0 percent during
the week ending July 5, an increase of 0.2 percentage point from the prior
week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state
programs totaled 2,268,436, an increase of 214,386 from the preceding week. A
year earlier, the rate was 2.2 percent and the volume was 2,493,008.
Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending
June 28.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 3,136 in the week ending July 5, an increase of 790 from the prior
week. There were 1,797 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase
of 98 from the preceding week.
There were 18,558 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending June 28, a decrease of 859 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 17,475, a decrease of 423 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending June 28 were
in Puerto Rico (5.7 percent), Alaska (3.7), Rhode Island (3.5), Pennsylvania
(2.7), California (2.6), Hawaii (2.6), New Jersey (2.5), New York (2.5), Oregon
(2.5), and Washington (2.5).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending July 5 were
in Michigan (+21,002), New York (+8,473), Ohio (+7,154), Wisconsin (+6,640),
and Indiana (+5,574), while the largest decreases were in California (-3,003),
Massachusetts (-2,053), New Jersey (-1,966), Louisiana (-703), and Mississippi
(-537).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING July 12 July 5 Change June 28 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 349,000 377,000 -28,000 337,000 364,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 437,912 370,278 +67,634 298,210 449,528
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 348,750 348,500 +250 339,000 359,000
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING July 5 June 28 Change June 21 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,378,000 2,388,000 -10,000 2,319,000 2,558,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,268,436 2,054,050 +214,386 2,082,891 2,493,008
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,338,500 2,309,750 +28,750 2,282,250 2,583,000
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA) 2.0% 2.1% -0.1 2.0% 2.3%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA) 2.0% 1.8% +0.2 1.8% 2.2%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING July 5 June 28 Change Year
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Federal Employees 3,136 2,346 +790 3,262
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,797 1,699 +98 2,034
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PERSONS CLAIMING UP BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING June 28 June 21 Change Year
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Federal Employees 18,558 19,417 -859 23,056
Newly Discharged Veterans 17,475 17,898 -423 21,851
Railroad Retirement Board 2,000 2,000 0 4,000
Extended Benefits 666 805 -139 16,944
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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 07/05/1997
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
CA -3,003 Decrease due to a shorter workweek (Independence Day Holiday).
MA -2,053 No comment.
NJ -1,966 Decrease due to a shorter workweek (Independence Day Holiday), as well as
fewer layoffs in the trade, service, and transportation industries.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
DC +1,031 Layoffs in the service industry.
OR +1,062 No comment.
PR +1,139 Layoffs in the chemical, apparel, and service industries.
MN +1,400 Layoffs in manufacturing.
TN +1,731 Layoffs in the food, textile, apparel, lumber, furniture, rubber/plastics,
stone/clay/glass, fabricated metals, industrial machinery, electrical
equipment, transportation equipment, and trade industries, manufacturing,
and agriculture.
TX +2,059 Layoffs in the non-electrical machinery, trade, and service industries.
NC +2,500 Layoffs in the rubber, textile, and apparel industries.
IA +2,581 No comment.
IL +2,738 Layoffs in the trade and service industries, and manufacturing.
PA +2,977 Layoffs in the paper, stone/clay/glass, and fabricated metals industries.
AR +3,283 Layoffs in the apparel, lumber, and transportation equipment industries.
KY +5,277 Layoffs in the primary metals, fabricated metals, apparel, rubber, and
glass industries.
IN +5,574 No comment.
WI +6,640 Layoffs in the service industry, and manufacturing.
OH +7,154 Layoffs in the transportation equipment, and various other industries
scattered throughout the state.
NY +8,473 Layoffs in the service industry.
MI +21,002 Layoffs for model changeover in the automobile industry.
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