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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending July 26, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 277,000, a decrease of 22,000 from the previous week's
unrevised figure of 299,000. The 4-week moving average was 325,750, a decrease
of 15,000 from the previous week's unrevised average of 340,750.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.0
percent for the week ending July 19, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised
rate of 2.0 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending July 19 was 2,335,000, an increase of 2,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,333,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,358,000, an
increase of 4,000 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,354,000.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 285,903 in the week ending July 26, a decrease of 53,772
from the previous week. There were 294,772 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1996.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9 percent during
the week ending July 19, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the prior
week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state
programs totaled 2,245,805, a decrease of 92,234 from the preceding week. A
year earlier, the rate was 2.1 percent and the volume was 2,432,671.
Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending
July 12.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 2,269 in the week ending July 19, a decrease of 1,008 from the prior
week. There were 1,803 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease
of 199 from the preceding week.
There were 21,297 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending July 12, a decrease of 69 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 17,474, a decrease of 729 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending July 12 were
in Puerto Rico (6.5 percent), Alaska (3.9), Rhode Island (3.9), Michigan (3.0),
California (2.9), Hawaii (2.9), New Jersey (2.8), Pennsylvania (2.8),
Washington (2.7), Arkansas (2.6), and Oregon (2.6).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending July 19 were
in Missouri (+3,780), Ohio (+2,024), Louisiana (+805), Nevada (+319), and New
Mexico (+306), while the largest decreases were in Michigan (-24,694), Indiana
(-6,004), Pennsylvania (-5,587), North Carolina (-5,138), and Illinois
(-4,915).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING July 26 July 19 Change July 12 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 277,000 299,000 -22,000 341,000 297,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 285,903 339,675 -53,772 427,364 294,772
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 325,750 340,750 -15,000 349,000 337,000
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING July 19 July 12 Change July 5 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,335,000 2,333,000 +2,000 2,305,000 2,539,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,245,805 2,338,039 -92,234 2,198,637 2,432,671
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,358,000 2,354,000 +4,000 2,338,000 2,573,500
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA) 2.0% 2.0% 0.0 2.0% 2.2%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA) 1.9% 2.0% -0.1 1.9% 2.1%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING July 19 July 12 Change Year
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Federal Employees 2,269 3,277 -1,008 2,561
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,803 2,002 -199 2,289
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PERSONS CLAIMING UP BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING July 12 July 5 Change Year
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Federal Employees 21,297 21,366 -69 26,766
Newly Discharged Veterans 17,474 18,203 -729 23,028
Railroad Retirement Board 2,000 2,000 0 4,000
Extended Benefits 281 395 -114 14,538
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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 07/19/1997
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
MI -24,694 Fewer layoffs in the automobile industry.
IN -6,004 Fewer layoffs in the apparel and transportation equipment industries.
PA -5,587 Fewer layoffs in the transportation equipment, transportation,
rubber/plastics, primary metals, and fabricated metals industries.
NC -5,138 Fewer layoffs in the textile and furniture industries.
IL -4,915 Fewer layoffs in the trade and service industries, and manufacturing.
CA -4,124 Fewer layoffs in agriculture.
WI -3,408 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries, and
manufacturing.
KY -3,210 No comment.
SC -3,015 No comment.
FL -2,745 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and transportation
industries, manufacturing, and agriculture.
AL -2,659 Fewer layoffs in the textile, apparel, lumber, and service
industries.
TN -2,329 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, service, textile, apparel
furniture, printing/publishing, leather goods, stone/clay/glass,
fabricated metals, industrial machinery, transportation equipment,
and scientific instruments industries.
NJ -2,199 Fewer layoffs in the transportation, trade, and service industries.
WA -1,931 No comment.
OR -1,889 No comment.
PR -1,863 No comment.
VA -1,659 Fewer layoffs in the non-electrical machinery, textile, apparel, and
food industries.
MA -1,638 No comment.
MS -1,557 Fewer layoffs in the apparel, furniture, lumber, and transportation
equipment industries.
AZ -1,509 No comment.
GA -1,424 Fewer layoffs in the apparel and carpet industries.
CT -1,306 Fewer layoffs in manufacturing.
MN -1,282 No comment.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
OH +2,024 Layoffs in various industries scattered throughout the state.
MO +3,780 Layoffs in the transportation industry.
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