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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending Nov. 29, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 303,000, a decrease of 3,000 from the previous week's
revised figure of 306,000. The 4-week moving average was 314,000, a decrease of
3,250 from the previous week's revised average of 317,250.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9
percent for the week ending Nov. 22, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from
the prior week's revised rate of 1.8 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending Nov. 22 was 2,212,000, an increase of 56,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,156,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,204,250, a
decrease of 7,000 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,211,250.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 290,856 in the week ending Nov. 29, a decrease of 53,843
from the previous week. There were 328,185 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1996.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.6 percent during
the week ending Nov. 22, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the prior
week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state
programs totaled 1,838,408, a decrease of 153,375 from the preceding week. A
year earlier, the rate was 1.8 percent and the volume was 2,042,382.
Extended benefits were available in Puerto Rico during the week ending
Nov. 15.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 2,107 in the week ending Nov. 22, a decrease of 201 from the prior
week. There were 1,486 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase
of 81 from the preceding week.
There were 26,741 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending Nov. 15, a decrease of 236 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 18,216, an increase of 796 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Nov. 15 were
in Puerto Rico (6.4 percent), Alaska (5.1), Washington (2.9), Rhode Island
(2.8), California (2.7), Pennsylvania (2.7), Arkansas (2.6), Oregon (2.6),
Hawaii (2.4), and New Jersey (2.3).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Nov. 22 were
in Michigan (+5,370), Pennsylvania (+3,410), Washington (+2,744), New York
(+2,743), and Illinois (+2,568), while the largest decreases were in Colorado
(-1,667), Alabama (-1,044), Arkansas (-419), Texas (-232), and Missouri (-119).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Nov. 29 Nov. 22 Change Nov. 15 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 303,000 306,000 -3,000 334,000 333,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 290,856 344,699 -53,843 311,533 328,185
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 314,000 317,250 -3,250 315,500 338,250
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Nov. 22 Nov. 15 Change Nov. 8 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,212,000 2,156,000 +56,000 2,220,000 2,410,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 1,838,408 1,991,783 -153,375 1,851,484 2,042,382
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,204,250 2,211,250 -7,000 2,218,500 2,446,750
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA) 1.9% 1.8% +0.1 1.9% 2.1%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA) 1.6% 1.7% -0.1 1.6% 1.8%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Nov. 22 Nov. 15 Change Year
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Federal Employees 2,107 2,308 -201 2,336
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,486 1,405 +81 1,958
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Nov. 15 Nov. 8 Change Year
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Federal Employees 26,741 26,980 -239 27,802
Newly Discharged Veterans 18,216 17,420 +796 22,654
Railroad Retirement Board 3,000 3,000 0 4,000
Extended Benefits 22,978 13,162 +9,816 92
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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 11/22/1997
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
CO -1,667 No comment.
AL -1,044 Fewer layoffs in the electrical machinery, textile, and lumber industries.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
PR +1,135 No comment.
NJ +1,336 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 and service
industries, and manufacturing.
NC +1,476 No comment.
WI +1,810 Layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries, and
manufacturing.
MN +1,927 Layoffs in the construction and service industries, and manufacturing.
MA +1,974 No comment.
IL +2,568 Layoffs in the trade and service industries, and manufacturing.
NY +2,743 No comment.
WA +2,744 No comment.
PA +3,410 Layoffs in the construction and lumber/wood industries.
MI +5,370 Layoffs in the transportation equipment industry.
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