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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending Jan. 3, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 334,000, an increase of 20,000 from the previous week's
revised figure of 314,000. The 4-week moving average was 318,250, an increase
of 5,000 from the previous week's revised average of 313,250.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.0
percent for the week ending Dec. 27, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from
the prior week's unrevised rate of 1.9 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending Dec. 27 was 2,350,000, an increase of 115,000 from the
preceding week's revised level of 2,235,000. The 4-week moving average was
2,260,750, an increase of 24,000 from the preceding week's revised average of
2,236,750.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 481,533 in the week ending Jan. 3, an increase of 43,029
from the previous week. There were 541,227 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1996.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.2 percent during
the week ending Dec. 27, an increase of 0.4 percentage point from the prior
week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state
programs totaled 2,596,254, an increase of 464,531 from the preceding week. A
year earlier, the rate was 2.6 percent and the volume was 2,914,199.
Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending
Dec. 20.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 1,694 in the week ending Dec. 27, a decrease of 83 from the prior week.
There were 1,177 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of 474
from the preceding week.
There were 26,779 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending Dec. 20, a decrease of 223 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 15,750, a decrease of 2,693 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Dec. 20 were
in Alaska (5.2 percent), Puerto Rico (4.7), Washington (3.3), Rhode Island
(3.2), Idaho (3.1), Oregon (3.0), California (2.8), Montana (2.7), Pennsylvania
(2.7), and Arkansas (2.6).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Dec. 27 were
in Wisconsin (+15,763), Michigan (+12,144), Pennsylvania (+10,992),
Massachusetts (+7,699), and Kentucky (+7,019), while the largest decreases were
in California (-9,327), North Carolina (-4,130), South Carolina (-2,704),
Virginia (-2,337), and Georgia (-2,177).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Jan. 3 Dec. 27 Change Dec. 20 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 334,000 314,000 +20,000 305,000 365,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 481,533 438,504 +43,029 369,441 541,227
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 318,250 313,250 +5,000 315,250 357,250
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Dec. 27 Dec. 20 Change Dec. 13 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,350,000 2,235,000 +115,000 2,227,000 2,546,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,596,254 2,131,723 +464,531 2,313,861 2,914,199
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,260,750 2,236,750 +24,000 2,248,250 2,511,750
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA) 2.0% 1.9% +0.1 1.9% 2.2%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA) 2.2% 1.8% +0.4 2.0% 2.6%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Dec. 27 Dec. 20 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,694 1,777 -83 1,826
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,177 1,651 -474 1,339
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Dec. 20 Dec. 13 Change Year
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Federal Employees 26,779 27,002 -223 28,811
Newly Discharged Veterans 15,750 18,443 -2,693 22,010
Railroad Retirement Board 4,000 4,000 0 4,000
Extended Benefits 6,145 15,743 -9,598 41
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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 12/27/1997
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
CA -9,327 No comment.
NC -4,130 Fewer layoffs in the textile and construction industries.
SC -2,704 No comment.
VA -2,337 No comment.
GA -2,177 No comment.
FL -1,239 No comment.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
MN +1,053 No comment.
AR +1,253 Layoffs in the textile, apparel, non-electrical machinery, primary metals,
rubber, and lumber/wood industries.
VT +1,293 No comment.
RI +1,358 Layoffs in the trade, service, and printing industries, and manufacturing.
ID +1,451 No comment.
MD +2,044 No comment.
CT +2,070 No comment.
WA +2,488 No comment.
TX +2,875 No comment.
OR +3,281 No comment.
NJ +4,651 Layoffs in the transportation, construction, trade, and service industries,
and manufacturing.
IA +6,022 Layoffs in manufacturing.
IN +6,813 Layoffs in the construction industry.
KY +7,019 Layoffs in the textile and electrical equipment industries.
MA +7,699 No comment.
PA +10,992 Layoffs in the food, primary metals, transportation, stone/clay/glass,
textile, and trade industries.
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
MI +12,144 Layoffs in the automobile and service industries, and manufacturing.
WI +15,763 Layoffs in the transportation, construction, trade, and service industries,
and manufacturing.
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