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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending Nov. 8, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 310,000, a decrease of 6,000 from the previous week's
revised figure of 316,000. The 4-week moving average was 309,250, an increase
of 750 from the previous week's revised average of 308,500.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9
percent for the week ending Nov. 1, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised
rate of 1.9 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending Nov. 1 was 2,246,000, an increase of 5,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,241,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,230,750,
unchanged from the preceding week's revised average of 2,230,750.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 319,645 in the week ending Nov. 8, an increase of 26,759
from the previous week. There were 340,255 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1996.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.6 percent during
the week ending Nov. 1, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted
number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 1,890,750, an
increase of 44,572 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 1.8
percent and the volume was 2,084,096.
Extended benefits were available in Puerto Rico during the week ending
Oct. 25.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 2,234 in the week ending Nov. 1, an increase of 315 from the prior
week. There were 1,427 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease
of 203 from the preceding week.
There were 27,072 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending Oct. 25, an increase of 1,694 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 18,153, a decrease of 16 from the
prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Oct. 25 were
in Puerto Rico (5.5 percent), Alaska (4.0), California (2.7), Rhode Island
(2.5), Hawaii (2.4), Washington (2.4), New Jersey (2.2), Oregon (2.2),
Pennsylvania (2.2), and Arkansas (2.1).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Nov. 1 were
in Ohio (+3,546), California (+2,512), North Carolina (+1,924), Pennsylvania
(+1,460), and Michigan (+1,363), while the largest decreases were in Nevada
(-756), Oklahoma (-700), Florida (-667), Illinois (-616), and Idaho (-573).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Nov. 8 Nov. 1 Change Oct. 25 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 310,000 316,000 -6,000 299,000 332,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 319,645 292,886 +26,759 275,162 340,255
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 309,250 308,500 +750 305,500 333,000
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Nov. 1 Oct. 25 Change Oct. 18 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,246,000 2,241,000 +5,000 2,185,000 2,483,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 1,890,750 1,846,178 +44,572 1,840,136 2,084,096
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,230,750 2,230,750 0 2,235,000 2,462,000
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA) 1.9% 1.9% 0 1.9% 2.2%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA) 1.6% 1.6% 0 1.6% 1.8%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Nov. 1 Oct. 25 Change Year
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Federal Employees 2,234 1,919 +315 2,303
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,427 1,630 -203 1,886
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Oct. 25 Oct. 18 Change Year
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Federal Employees 27,072 25,378 +1,694 29,206
Newly Discharged Veterans 18,153 18,169 -16 23,278
Railroad Retirement Board 3,000 3,000 0 4,000
Extended Benefits 12,211 17,001 -4,790 104
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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 11/01/1997
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
None
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
WA +1,255 No comment.
AR +1,256 No comment.
CO +1,312 No comment.
MO +1,350 Layoffs in the trade, service, and transportation industries.
MI +1,363 No comment.
PA +1,460 Layoffs in the trade and lumber/wood industries.
NC +1,924 Layoffs in the textile industry.
CA +2,512 No comment.
OH +3,546 No comment.
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