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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending Nov. 22, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 303,000, a decrease of 31,000 from the previous week's
revised figure of 334,000. The 4-week moving average was 316,500, an increase
of 1,000 from the previous week's revised average of 315,500.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9
percent for the week ending Nov. 15, 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. 15 was 2,189,000, a decrease of 31,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,220,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,219,500, an
increase of 1,000 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,218,500.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 341,503 in the week ending Nov. 22, an increase of 29,822
from the previous week. There were 383,546 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1996.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.7 percent during
the week ending Nov. 15, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from the prior
week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state
programs totaled 2,022,962, an increase of 171,665 from the preceding week. A
year earlier, the rate was 1.9 percent and the volume was 2,220,823.
Extended benefits were available in Puerto Rico during the week ending
Nov. 8.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 2,291 in the week ending Nov. 15, an increase of 106 from the prior
week. There were 1,403 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease
of 270 from the preceding week.
There were 26,964 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending Nov. 8, an increase of 1,558 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 17,430, a decrease of 627 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Nov. 8 were in
Alaska (4.5 percent), Puerto Rico (3.2), California (2.7), Washington (2.7),
Oregon (2.5), Pennsylvania (2.5), Hawaii (2.4), Arkansas (2.3), New Jersey
(2.1), New York (2.0), and Vermont (2.0).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Nov. 15 were
in Colorado (+1,839), New Jersey (+1,420), Arkansas (+1,345), Minnesota
(+1,187), and Alabama (+807), while the largest decreases were in North
Carolina (-2,560), Washington (-2,255), Illinois (-1,820), Puerto Rico
(-1,514), and Michigan (-1,131).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Nov. 22 Nov. 15 Change Nov. 8 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 303,000 334,000 -31,000 313,000 342,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 341,503 311,681 +29,822 322,630 383,546
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 316,500 315,500 +1,000 310,000 339,000
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Nov. 15 Nov. 8 Change Nov. 1 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,189,000 2,220,000 -31,000 2,229,000 2,406,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,022,962 1,851,297 +171,665 1,876,842 2,220,823
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,219,500 2,218,500 +1,000 2,226,250 2,465,250
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA) 1.9% 1.9% 0.0 1.9% 2.1%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA) 1.7% 1.6% +0.1 1.6% 1.9%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Nov. 15 Nov. 8 Change Year
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Federal Employees 2,291 2,185 +106 2,536
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,403 1,673 -270 1,858
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Nov. 8 Nov. 1 Change Year
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Federal Employees 26,964 25,406 +1,558 28,892
Newly Discharged Veterans 17,430 18,057 -627 22,606
Railroad Retirement Board 3,000 3,000 0 4,000
Extended Benefits 13,162 21,066 -7,904 78
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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 11/15/1997
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
NC -2,560 Fewer layoffs in the food and textile industries.
WA -2,255 No comment.
IL -1,820 Fewer layoffs in the trade and service industries, and manufacturing.
PR -1,514 No comment.
MI -1,131 No comment.
CA -1,103 No comment.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
MN +1,187 Layoffs in the construction industry, and manufacturing.
AR +1,345 No comment.
NJ +1,420 Layoffs in the trade, service, and transportation industries.
CO +1,839 No comment.
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