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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending Aug. 16, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 337,000, an increase of 20,000 from the previous week's
revised figure of 317,000. The 4-week moving average was 308,000, an increase
of 9,500 from the previous week's revised average of 298,500.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.0
percent for the week ending Aug. 9, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from
the prior week's unrevised rate of 1.9 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending Aug. 9 was 2,305,000 an increase of 75,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,230,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,290,000, a
decrease of 6,250 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,296,250.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 271,287 in the week ending Aug. 16, a decrease of 17,627
from the previous week. There were 265,752 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1996.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.8 percent during
the week ending Aug. 9, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted
number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,129,736, an
increase of 9,241 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.0
percent and the volume was 2,317,551.
Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending
Aug. 2.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 1,893 in the week ending Aug. 9, an increase of 115 from the prior
week. There were 2,074 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase
of 251 from the preceding week.
There were 24,087 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending Aug. 2, an increase of 994 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 18,873, a decrease of 220 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Aug. 2 were in
Puerto Rico (7.2 percent), Alaska (3.4), Rhode Island (3.4), Hawaii (2.9), New
Jersey (2.7), Pennsylvania (2.6), Washington (2.6), California (2.5), Arkansas
(2.4), and Oregon (2.4).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Aug. 9 were
in Texas (+3,659), California (+3,014), Pennsylvania (+1,548), New York
(+1,228), and North Carolina (+1,225), while the largest decreases were in
Missouri (-2,279), Tennessee (-1,480), Alabama (-1,325), Ohio (-654), and
Louisiana (-355).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Aug. 16 Aug. 9 Change Aug. 2 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 337,000 317,000 +20,000 304,000 331,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 271,287 288,914 -17,627 273,520 265,752
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 308,000 298,500 +9,500 304,500 315,500
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Aug. 9 Aug. 2 Change July 26 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,305,000 2,230,000 +75,000 2,309,000 2,508,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,129,736 2,120,495 +9,241 2,182,432 2,317,551
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,290,000 2,296,250 -6,250 2,315,000 2,506,500
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA) 2.0% 1.9% +0.1 2.0% 2.2%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA) 1.8% 1.8% 0.0 1.9% 2.0%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Aug. 9 Aug. 2 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,893 1,778 +115 2,335
Newly Discharged Veterans 2,074 1,823 +251 2,466
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Aug. 2 July 26 Change Year
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Federal Employees 24,087 23,093 +994 29,278
Newly Discharged Veterans 18,873 19,093 -220 22,465
Railroad Retirement Board 3,000 3,000 0 4,000
Extended Benefits 102 140 -38 14,437
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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 08/09/1997
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
MO -2,279 Fewer layoffs in the transportation industry.
TN -1,480 Fewer layoffs in the textile, apparel, furniture, stone/clay/glass,
fabricated metals, electronic equipment, and service industries.
AL -1,325 Fewer layoffs in the textile and electrical machinery industries.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
KY +1,145 Layoffs in the mining and glass industries.
SC +1,180 Layoffs in the furniture industry.
PR +1,199 No comment.
NC +1,225 Layoffs in the non-electrical machinery industry.
NY +1,228 Layoffs in the trade and service industries, and manufacturing.
PA +1,548 Layoffs in the transportation and transportation equipment industries, and
manufacturing.
CA +3,014 No comment.
TX +3,659 Layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and fabricated metals
industries.
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