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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending July 19, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 299,000, a decrease of 42,000 from the previous week's
revised figure of 341,000. The 4-week moving average was 340,750, a decrease of
8,250 from the previous week's revised average of 349,000.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.0
percent for the week ending July 12, unchanged from the prior week's revised
rate of 2.0 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment
during the week ending July 12 was 2,302,000, an increase of 2,000 from the
preceding week's revised level of 2,300,000. The 4-week moving average was
2,345,000, an increase of 8,250 from the preceding week's revised average of
2,336,750.
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 338,854 in the week ending July 19, a decrease of 88,292
from the previous week. There were 360,395 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1996.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.0 percent during
the week ending July 12, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from the prior
week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state
programs totaled 2,306,243, an increase of 111,803 from the preceding week. A
year earlier, the rate was 2.3 percent and the volume was 2,554,691.
Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending
July 5.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 3,272 in the week ending July 12, an increase of 107 from the prior
week. There were 1,997 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase
of 182 from the preceding week.
There were 21,262 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending July 5, an increase of 2,701 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 18,176, an increase of 673 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending July 5 were in
Puerto Rico (5.9 percent), Alaska (4.0), Rhode Island (3.7), California (3.0),
Hawaii (3.0), New Jersey (2.8), Pennsylvania (2.8), Oregon (2.7), Arkansas
(2.6), and Washington (2.6).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending July 12 were
in Tennessee (+14,020), North Carolina (+11,734), Alabama (+9,234), Michigan
(+7,928), and South Carolina (+7,527), while the largest decreases were in New
York (-17,096), Ohio (-3,376), Arkansas (-2,890), Wisconsin (-2,800), and Texas
(-2,039).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING July 19 July 12 Change July 5 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 299,000 341,000 -42,000 386,000 320,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 338,854 427,146 -88,292 379,818 360,395
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 340,750 349,000 -8,250 350,750 350,500
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING July 12 July 5 Change June 28 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,302,000 2,300,000 +2,000 2,459,000 2,573,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,306,243 2,194,440 +111,803 2,114,547 2,554,691
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,345,000 2,336,750 +8,250 2,327,500 2,582,000
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA) 2.0% 2.0% 0.0 2.1% 2.3%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA) 2.0% 1.9% +0.1 1.8% 2.3%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING July 12 July 5 Change Year
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Federal Employees 3,272 3,165 +107 3,517
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,997 1,815 +182 2,429
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PERSONS CLAIMING UP BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING July 5 June 28 Change Year
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Federal Employees 21,262 18,561 +2,701 27,322
Newly Discharged Veterans 18,176 17,503 +673 22,424
Railroad Retirement Board 2,000 2,000 0 3,000
Extended Benefits 393 666 -273 11,541
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FOOTNOTES
SA - Seasonally Adjusted Data
NSA - Not Seasonally Adjusted Data
1 - Prior year is comparable to most recent data.
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UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 07/12/1997
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
NY -17,096 No comment.
OH -3,376 No comment.
AR -2,890 No comment.
WI -2,800 Fewer layoffs in the service industry, and manufacturing.
TX -2,039 No comment.
NJ -1,323 Fewer layoffs in the transportation and service industries.
IA -1,309 No comment.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
WV +1,072 No comment.
LA +1,090 Increase due to the start of a new quarter of wage credits for
benefit purposes.
AZ +1,656 No comment.
MO +1,888 Layoffs in the apparel, trade, and service industries.
PR +1,907 No comment.
CA +1,920 No comment.
IL +2,055 Layoffs in the trade and service industries, and manufacturing.
WA +2,256 No comment.
MS +2,324 Layoffs in the apparel, electrical equipment, and transportation
equipment industries.
FL +2,814 Layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries, and
agriculture.
PA +3,224 Layoffs in the textile and transportation equipment industries.
GA +3,286 Layoffs in the textile, apparel, carpet, rubber, and fabricated
metals industries.
SC +7,527 No comment.
MI +7,928 Layoffs for model changeover in the automobile industry.
AL +9,234 Layoffs in the textile, apparel, lumber, and service industries.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
NC +11,734 Layoffs in the textile, apparel, furniture, lumber, and non-electrical
machinery industries.
TN +14,020 Layoffs in the textile, apparel, food, lumber, furniture,
printing/publishing, rubber/plastics, fabricated metals, industrial
machinery, electrical equipment, transportation equipment, trade, and
service industries.
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