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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending Nov. 1, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 315,000, an increase of 16,000 from the previous week's
revised figure of 299,000. The 4-week moving average was 308,250, an increase
of 2,750 from the previous week's revised average of 305,500.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9
percent for the week ending Oct. 25, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised
rate of 1.9 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending Oct. 25 was 2,254,000, an increase of 64,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,190,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,235,250, a
decrease of 1,000 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,236,250.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 291,491 in the week ending Nov. 1, an increase of 16,348
from the previous week. There were 320,831 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1996.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.6 percent during
the week ending Oct. 25, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted
number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 1,857,058, an
increase of 13,095 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 1.8
percent and the volume was 2,063,022.
Extended benefits were available in Puerto Rico during the week ending
Oct. 18.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 1,919 in the week ending Oct. 25, a decrease of 172 from the prior
week. There were 1,630 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase
of 171 from the preceding week.
There were 25,402 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending Oct. 18, a decrease of 583 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 18,212, an increase of 434 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Oct. 18 were
in Puerto Rico (6.1 percent), Alaska (3.9), California (2.7), Rhode Island
(2.6), Hawaii (2.4), Washington (2.3), Oregon (2.2), Pennsylvania (2.2),
Arkansas (2.1), and New Jersey (2.1).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Oct. 25 were
in New York (+3,559), Illinois (+2,269), California (+2,030), Pennsylvania
(+1,813), and New Jersey (+1,511), while the largest decreases were in Ohio
(-2,445), Alabama (-822), Tennessee (-541), South Carolina (-366), and Texas
(-227).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Nov. 1 Oct. 25 Change Oct. 18 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 315,000 299,000 +16,000 312,000 336,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 291,491 275,143 +16,348 255,801 320,831
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 308,250 305,500 +2,750 308,000 335,500
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Oct. 25 Oct. 18 Change Oct. 11 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,254,000 2,190,000 +64,000 2,251,000 2,484,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 1,857,058 1,843,963 +13,095 1,783,160 2,063,022
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,235,250 2,236,250 -1,000 2,242,500 2,469,000
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA) 1.9% 1.9% 0.0 1.9% 2.2%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA) 1.6% 1.6% 0.0 1.5% 1.8%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Oct. 25 Oct. 18 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,919 2,091 -172 2,080
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,630 1,459 +171 2,050
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Oct. 18 Oct. 11 Change Year
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Federal Employees 25,402 25,985 -583 27,421
Newly Discharged Veterans 18,212 17,778 +434 23,480
Railroad Retirement Board 3,000 3,000 0 4,000
Extended Benefits 17,001 13,486 +3,515 114
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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 10/25/1997
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
OH -2,445 No comment.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
WA +1,001 No comment.
ID +1,329 No comment.
NJ +1,511 Increase due to the return to a five day workweek after a shorter reporting
period the previous week, as well as layoffs in the construction, service,
and transportation industries, and manufacturing.
PA +1,813 Layoffs in the food and fabricated metals industries.
CA +2,030 No comment.
IL +2,269 Layoffs in the trade and service industries, and manufacturing.
NY +3,559 No comment.
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