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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending Dec. 20, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 307,000, a decrease of 13,000 from the previous week's
revised figure of 320,000. The 4-week moving average was 315,750, an increase
of 750 from the previous week's revised average of 315,000.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9
percent for the week ending Dec. 13, 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. 13 was 2,237,000, an increase of 1,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,236,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,252,000, an
increase of 7,250 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,244,750.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 372,612 in the week ending Dec. 20, a decrease of 2,348
from the previous week. There were 429,566 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1996.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.0 percent during
the week ending Dec. 13, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from the prior
week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state
programs totaled 2,323,892, an increase of 130,762 from the preceding week. A
year earlier, the rate was 2.2 percent and the volume was 2,533,189.
Extended benefits were available in Puerto Rico during the week ending
Dec. 6.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 2,229 in the week ending Dec.13, a decrease of 51 from the prior week.
There were 1,638 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of 157
from the preceding week.
There were 28,703 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending Dec. 6, an increase of 1,550 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 17,422, a decrease of 1,520 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Dec. 6 were in
Puerto Rico (5.7 percent), Alaska (5.3), Washington (3.2), California (3.1),
Rhode Island (3.1), Arkansas (2.8), Oregon (2.8), Pennsylvania (2.8), Idaho
(2.7), Montana (2.6), and West Virginia (2.6).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Dec. 13 were
in Ohio (+6,149), Illinois (+4,784), Missouri (+2,935), Virginia (+1,938), and
Kansas (+1,266), while the largest decreases were in California (-10,200),
Pennsylvania (-6,176), North Carolina (-5,915), New York (-5,650), and
Tennessee (-3,344).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Dec. 20 Dec. 13 Change Dec. 6 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 307,000 320,000 -13,000 314,000 345,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 372,612 374,960 -2,348 402,528 429,566
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 315,750 315,000 +750 318,500 344,000
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Dec. 13 Dec. 6 Change Nov. 29 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,237,000 2,236,000 +1,000 2,254,000 2,454,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,323,892 2,193,130 +130,762 2,315,093 2,533,189
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,252,000 2,244,750 +7,250 2,240,750 2,453,500
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA) 1.9% 1.9% 0.0 1.9% 2.2%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA) 2.0% 1.9% +0.1 2.0% 2.2%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Dec. 13 Dec. 6 Change Year
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Federal Employees 2,229 2,280 -51 2,222
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,638 1,795 -157 2,139
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Dec. 6 Nov. 29 Change Year
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Federal Employees 28,703 27,153 +1,550 30,316
Newly Discharged Veterans 17,422 18,942 -1,520 22,660
Railroad Retirement Board 3,000 3,000 0 4,000
Extended Benefits 16,253 17,182 -929 68
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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 12/13/1997
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
CA -10,200 Fewer layoffs in agriculture.
PA -6,176 Fewer layoffs in the food, transportation, and lumber/wood industries.
NC -5,915 Fewer layoffs in the textile, apparel, furniture, and non-electrical
machinery industries.
NY -5,650 No comment.
TN -3,344 Fewer layoffs in the textile, apparel, furniture, paper, stone/clay/glass,
industrial machinery, electrical equipment, trade, and service industries.
AR -2,617 Fewer layoffs in the printing industry.
WI -2,133 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries, and
manufacturing.
WA -1,955 No comment.
MS -1,583 Fewer layoffs in the apparel and lumber industries.
AL -1,569 Fewer layoffs in the textile, lumber, and service industries.
MN -1,151 Fewer layoffs in the construction and service industries, and manufacturing.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
IN +1,132 Layoffs in the non-electrical machinery industry.
MI +1,134 Layoffs in the automobile industry.
LA +1,135 Layoffs in the paper industry.
TX +1,227 Layoffs in the transportation, trade, and service industries.
KS +1,266 Layoffs in the construction industry, and manufacturing.
VA +1,938 Layoffs in the textile, lumber, rubber, and chemical industries.
MO +2,935 Layoffs in the construction industry.
IL +4,784 Layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries.
OH +6,149 Layoffs in the transportation equipment industry.
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