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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending Sept. 13, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 306,000, a decrease of 5,000 from the previous week's
revised figure of 311,000. The 4-week moving average was 316,250, a decrease of
8,250 from the previous week's revised average of 324,500.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.0
percent for the week ending Sept. 6, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised
rate of 2.0 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending Sept. 6 was 2,273,000 a decrease of 61,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,334,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,305,750, a
decrease of 4,000 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 252,187 in the week ending Sept. 13, an increase of 27,903
from the previous week. There were 272,472 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1996.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.7 percent during
the week ending Sept. 6, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted
number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 1,965,743, an
increase of 37,888 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 1.9
percent and the volume was 2,105,993.
Extended benefits were available in Puerto Rico during the week ending
Aug. 30.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 1,692 in the week ending Sept. 6, an increase of 63 from the prior
week. There were 1,665 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease
of 187 from the preceding week.
There were 21,394 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending Aug. 30, a decrease of 11 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 18,137, a decrease of 611 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Aug. 30 were
in Puerto Rico (6.1 percent), Rhode Island (3.3), Alaska (3.0), Hawaii (2.7),
New Jersey (2.6), California (2.5), Pennsylvania (2.5), Washington (2.4), Dist.
of Col. (2.3), New York (2.2), and Oregon (2.2).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Sept. 6 were
in Texas (+552), Tennessee (+388), Massachusetts (+293), Nebraska (+179), and
Hawaii (+178), while the largest decreases were in Illinois (-3,595),
California (-3,586), Pennsylvania (-2,593), New York (-2,421), and Missouri
(-1,892).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Sept. 13 Sept. 6 Change Aug. 30 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 306,000 311,000 -5,000 325,000 330,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 252,187 224,284 +27,903 250,207 272,472
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 316,250 324,500 -8,250 326,000 328,500
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Sept. 6 Aug. 30 Change Aug. 23 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,273,000 2,334,000 -61,000 2,307,000 2,419,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 1,965,743 1,927,855 +37,888 2,053,517 2,105,993
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,305,750 2,309,750 -4,000 2,282,500 2,507,500
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA) 2.0% 2.0% 0.0 2.0% 2.1%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA) 1.7% 1.7% 0.0 1.8% 1.9%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Sept. 6 Aug. 30 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,692 1,629 +63 1,901
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,665 1,852 -187 2,078
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Aug. 30 Aug. 23 Change Year
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Federal Employees 21,394 21,405 -11 26,071
Newly Discharged Veterans 18,137 18,748 -611 22,361
Railroad Retirement Board 2,000 2,000 0 4,000
Extended Benefits 978 48 +930 427
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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 09/06/1997
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
IL -3,595 Fewer layoffs in the trade and service industries, and manufacturing.
CA -3,586 Fewer layoffs in the service industry.
PA -2,593 Fewer layoffs in the machinery, food, apparel, and electrical equipment
industries.
NY -2,421 No comment.
MO -1,892 Fewer layoffs in the transportation, non-electrical machinery, construction,
service, and apparel industries.
OH -1,464 No comment.
FL -1,359 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and transportation
industries, manufacturing, and agriculture.
VA -1,168 Fewer layoffs in the textile industry.
GA -1,099 Fewer layoffs in the shoe and plastics industries.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
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