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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending Aug. 9, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 316,000, an increase of 12,000 from the previous week's
revised figure of 304,000. The 4-week moving average was 298,250, a decrease of
6,250 from the previous week's revised average of 304,500.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9
percent for the week ending Aug. 2, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the
prior week's unrevised rate of 2.0 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending Aug. 2 was 2,264,000, a decrease of 45,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,309,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,304,750, a
decrease of 10,250 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,315,000.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 288,284 in the week ending Aug. 9, an increase of 14,946
from the previous week. There were 285,806 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1996.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9 percent during
the week ending Aug. 2, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted
number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,152,761, a
decrease of 29,686 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.1
percent and the volume was 2,334,951.
Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending
July 26.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 1,816 in the week ending Aug. 2, a decrease of 282 from the prior week.
There were 1,821 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of 62
from the preceding week.
There were 23,090 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending July 26, a decrease of 603 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 19,093, an increase of 159 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending July 26 were
in Puerto Rico (5.9 percent), Rhode Island (4.5), Alaska (3.6), California
(2.8), Hawaii (2.8), New Jersey (2.7), Pennsylvania (2.7), Washington (2.6),
Oregon (2.5), Arkansas (2.4), and New York (2.4).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Aug. 2 were
in California (+4,637), Kentucky (+2,293), Puerto Rico(+1,229), Arkansas
(+522), and Louisiana (+491), while the largest decreases were in Indiana
(-5,029), Ohio (-4,070), Tennessee (-1,518), Pennsylvania (-1,127), and
Michigan (-998).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Aug. 9 Aug. 2 Change July 26 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 316,000 304,000 +12,000 274,000 322,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 288,284 273,338 +14,946 283,262 285,806
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 298,250 304,500 -6,250 325,000 312,750
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Aug. 2 July 26 Change July 19 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,264,000 2,309,000 -45,000 2,316,000 2,467,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,152,761 2,182,447 -29,686 2,227,537 2,334,951
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,304,750 2,315,000 -10,250 2,352,500 2,522,750
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA) 1.9% 2.0% -0.1 2.0% 2.2%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA) 1.9% 1.9% 0.0 1.9% 2.1%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Aug. 2 July 26 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,816 2,098 -282 2,101
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,821 1,883 -62 2,194
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PERSONS CLAIMING UP BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING July 26 July 19 Change Year
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Federal Employees 23,090 23,693 -603 27,784
Newly Discharged Veterans 19,093 18,934 +159 23,004
Railroad Retirement Board 3,000 3,000 0 5,000
Extended Benefits 140 174 -34 15,509
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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 08/02/1997
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
IN -5,029 Fewer layoffs in the non-electrical machinery and furniture industries.
OH -4,070 No comment.
TN -1,518 Fewer layoffs in the food, textile, apparel, furniture, lumber, paper,
printing/publishing, rubber/plastics, stone/clay/glass, industrial
machinery, electronic equipment, and transportation equipment industries,
and manufacturing.
PA -1,127 Fewer layoffs in the lumber/wood, electrical machinery, and transportation
equipment industries.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
PR +1,229 No comment.
KY +2,293 No comment.
CA +4,637 Layoffs in agriculture.
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