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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending Dec. 6, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 311,000, a decrease of 13,000 from the previous week's
revised figure of 324,000. The 4-week moving average was 318,250, a decrease of
500 from the previous week's revised average of 318,750.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9
percent for the week ending Nov. 29, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from
the prior week's revised rate of 2.0 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending Nov. 29 was 2,273,000, a decrease of 20,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,293,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,248,500, an
increase of 11,000 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,237,500.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 398,487 in the week ending Dec. 6, an increase of 86,978
from the previous week. There were 444,272 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1996.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.0 percent during
the week ending Nov. 29, an increase of 0.4 percentage point from the prior
week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state
programs totaled 2,334,881, an increase of 429,477 from the preceding week. A
year earlier, the rate was 2.3 percent and the volume was 2,612,399.
Extended benefits were available in Puerto Rico during the week ending
Nov. 22.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 1,948 in the week ending Nov. 29, a decrease of 151 from the prior
week. There were 1,138 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease
of 351 from the preceding week.
There were 24,920 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending Nov. 22, a decrease of 1,557 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 15,643, a decrease of 2,650 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Nov. 22 were
in Alaska (4.7 percent), Puerto Rico (4.4), Washington (2.9), Rhode Island
(2.8), California (2.7), Oregon (2.6), Hawaii (2.3), Nebraska (2.3),
Pennsylvania (2.3), Idaho (2.2), and Vermont (2.2).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Nov. 29 were
in Wisconsin (+6,786), Ohio (+2,991), Nebraska (+2,581), Texas (+1,942), and
Oklahoma (+1,298), while the largest decreases were in Michigan (-4,476),
Illinois (-4,292), North Carolina (-3,872), Pennsylvania (-3,705), and New
Jersey (-2,920).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Dec. 6 Nov. 29 Change Nov. 22 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 311,000 324,000 -13,000 304,000 350,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 398,487 311,509 +86,978 342,427 444,272
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 318,250 318,750 -500 316,750 342,750
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Nov. 29 Nov. 22 Change Nov. 15 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,273,000 2,293,000 -20,000 2,208,000 2,462,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,334,881 1,905,404 +429,477 2,040,477 2,612,399
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,248,500 2,237,500 +11,000 2,224,250 2,441,500
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA) 1.9% 2.0% -0.1 1.9% 2.2%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA) 2.0% 1.6% +0.4 1.7% 2.3%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Nov. 29 Nov. 22 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,948 2,099 -151 2,019
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,138 1,489 -351 1,428
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Nov. 22 Nov. 15 Change Year
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Federal Employees 24,920 26,477 -1,557 27,227
Newly Discharged Veterans 15,643 18,293 -2,650 20,874
Railroad Retirement Board 3,000 3,000 0 4,000
Extended Benefits 16,582 22,978 -6,396 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 11/29/1997
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
MI -4,476 No comment.
IL -4,292 Fewer layoffs in the trade and service industries, and manufacturing.
NC -3,872 Fewer layoffs in the textile industry.
PA -3,705 Fewer layoffs in the textile, apparel, and fabricated metals industries.
NJ -2,920 Decrease due to a shorter workweek (Thanksgiving Day Holiday).
CA -2,631 No comment.
FL -2,237 Decrease due to a shorter workweek (Thanksgiving Day Holiday), as well as
fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries,
manufacturing, and agriculture.
GA -2,215 No comment.
TN -1,955 Fewer layoffs in the textile, apparel, lumber, furniture, electronic
equipment, transportation equipment, paper, printing/publishing, primary
metals, and industrial machinery industries, and agriculture.
MO -1,856 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries.
MN -1,737 Fewer layoffs in the construction and service industries, and manufacturing.
VA -1,679 Decrease due to a shorter workweek (Thanksgiving Day Holiday), as well as
fewer layoffs in the food, textile, rubber, and non-electrical equipment
industries.
AL -1,626 Decrease due to a shorter workweek (Thanksgiving Day Holiday).
PR -1,529 No comment.
NY -1,356 No comment.
WA -1,326 No comment.
AZ -1,275 No comment.
LA -1,216 No comment.
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
OR +1,042 No comment.
ID +1,079 No comment.
OK +1,298 No comment.
TX +1,942 Layoffs in the trade and fabricated metals industries.
NE +2,581 No comment.
OH +2,991 Layoffs in the transportation equipment industry.
WI +6,786 Layoffs in the construction and trade industries, and manufacturing.
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