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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending Dec. 13, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 319,000, an increase of 5,000 from the previous week's
revised figure of 314,000. The 4-week moving average was 314,750, a decrease of
3,750 from the previous week's revised average of 318,500.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9
percent for the week ending Dec. 6, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised
rate of 1.9 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending Dec. 6 was 2,245,000, a decrease of 9,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,254,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,247,000, an
increase of 6,250 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,240,750.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 373,234 in the week ending Dec. 13, a decrease of 29,294
from the previous week. There were 404,485 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1996.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9 percent during
the week ending Dec. 6, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week.
The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state
programs totaled 2,202,627, a decrease of 112,257 from the preceding week. A
year earlier, the rate was 2.2 percent and the volume was 2,458,806.
Extended benefits were available in Puerto Rico during the week ending
Nov. 29.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 2,280 in the week ending Dec.6, an increase of 344 from the prior week.
There were 1,795 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase of
664 from the preceding week.
There were 27,192 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending Nov. 29, an increase of 2,430 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 19,009, an increase of 3,335 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Nov. 29 were
in Puerto Rico (6.2 percent), Alaska (5.6), California (3.4), Washington (3.4),
Arkansas (3.2), Oregon (3.1), Rhode Island (3.1), West Virginia (3.0),
Pennsylvania (2.9), and Idaho (2.7).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Dec. 6 were
in North Carolina (+14,785), Pennsylvania (+11,726), Tennessee (+6,966), New
York (+6,363), and California (+5,917), while the largest decreases were in
Wisconsin (-5,365), Texas (-3,876), Ohio (-3,748), Oregon (-877), and Louisiana
(-843).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Dec. 13 Dec. 6 Change Nov. 29 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 319,000 314,000 +5,000 322,000 348,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 373,234 402,528 -29,294 309,585 404,485
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 314,750 318,500 -3,750 318,250 343,250
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Dec. 6 Nov. 29 Change Nov. 22 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,245,000 2,254,000 -9,000 2,281,000 2,488,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,202,627 2,314,884 -112,257 1,895,920 2,458,806
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,247,000 2,240,750 +6,250 2,234,500 2,441,500
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA) 1.9% 1.9% 0.0 2.0% 2.2%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA) 1.9% 2.0% -0.1 1.6% 2.2%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Dec. 6 Nov. 29 Change Year
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Federal Employees 2,280 1,936 +344 2,371
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,795 1,131 +664 2,332
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Nov. 29 Nov. 22 Change Year
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Federal Employees 27,192 24,762 +2,430 30,313
Newly Discharged Veterans 19,009 15,674 +3,335 24,172
Railroad Retirement Board 3,000 3,000 0 4,000
Extended Benefits 17,182 16,582 +600 70
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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 12/06/1997
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
WI -5,365 Fewer layoffs in the construction and trade industries, and
manufacturing.
TX -3,876 Fewer layoffs in the service and non-electrical machinery industries.
OH -3,748 No comment.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
NE +1,132 No comment.
MD +1,182 Layoffs in the service industry.
IA +1,334 Layoffs in the construction industry.
WA +1,374 No comment.
AR +1,376 Layoffs in the textile, electrical equipment, and printing/publishing
industries.
CO +1,561 No comment.
PR +1,594 No comment.
KS +1,621 Layoffs in manufacturing.
CT +1,642 No comment.
MN +1,855 Layoffs in the construction and trade industries, and manufacturing.
WV +1,864 No comment.
NV +1,989 Increase due to the return to a five day workweek after a shorter
reporting period the previous week, as well as layoffs in the service
industry.
KY +2,182 Layoffs in the glass industry.
FL +2,308 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, trade, and service industries, manufacturing, and
agriculture.
MI +2,592 No comment.
MS +3,051 Layoffs in the food, apparel, furniture, and glass industries.
SC +3,331 No comment.
VA +3,371 Increase due to the return to a five day workweek after a shorter
reporting period the previous week, as well as layoffs in the
textile, rubber, and chemical industries.
MO +3,786 Layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries.
NJ +4,021 Increase due to the return to a five day workweek after a shorter
reporting period the previous week.
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
GA +4,086 Layoffs in the carpet industry.
AL +4,935 Layoffs in the textile, apparel, construction, service, and lumber
industries, and manufacturing.
IL +5,586 Layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries, and
manufacturing.
CA +5,917 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 agriculture.
NY +6,363 Increase due to the return to a five day workweek after a shorter
reporting period the previous week.
TN +6,966 Layoffs in the construction, trade, service, textile, apparel,
furniture, paper, industrial machinery, stone/clay/glass, electrical
equipment, and transportation equipment industries.
PA +11,726 Layoffs in the textile, transportation, and lumber/wood industries.
NC +14,785 Layoffs in the textile, apparel, and non-electrical machinery
industries.
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