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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending Jan. 24, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 300,000, a decrease of 27,000 from the previous week's
revised figure of 327,000. The 4-week moving average was 324,750, a decrease of
4,500 from the previous week's revised average of 329,250.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9
percent for the week ending Jan. 17, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised
rate of 1.9 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending Jan. 17 was 2,277,000, an increase of 35,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,242,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,321,750, an
increase of 10,000 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,311,750.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 355,913 in the week ending Jan. 24, a decrease of 156,707
from the previous week. There were 385,324 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1997.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.4 percent during
the week ending Jan. 17, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted
number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,798,439, a
decrease of 75,973 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.6
percent and the volume was 3,028,066.
Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending
Jan. 10.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 2,335 in the week ending Jan. 17, a decrease of 1,327 from the prior
week. There were 1,970 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease
of 47 from the preceding week.
There were 26,718 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending Jan. 10, a decrease of 2,777 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 18,586, an increase of 99 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Jan. 10 were
in Alaska (7.1 percent), Puerto Rico (5.8), Rhode Island (4.7), Idaho (4.0),
Washington (3.8), Arkansas (3.7), Pennsylvania (3.7), West Virginia (3.5),
Oregon (3.4), California (3.3), and Vermont (3.3).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Jan. 17 were
in Georgia (+2,591), Ohio (+1,464), Nevada (+456), California (+323), and
Puerto Rico (+190), while the largest decreases were in North Carolina
(-29,107), Michigan (-20,623), Pennsylvania (-15,063), Tennessee (-11,930), and
New York (-7,673).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Jan. 24 Jan. 17 Change Jan. 10 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 300,000 327,000 -27,000 339,000 332,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 355,913 512,620 -156,707 681,810 385,324
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 324,750 329,250 -4,500 323,750 339,750
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Jan. 17 Jan. 10 Change Jan. 3 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,277,000 2,242,000 +35,000 2,419,000 2,456,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,798,439 2,874,412 -75,973 3,176,726 3,028,066
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,321,750 2,311,750 +10,000 2,308,000 2,504,000
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.9% 1.9% 0.0 2.1% 2.1%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 2.4% 2.4% 0.0 2.7% 2.6%
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IINITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Jan. 17 Jan. 10 Change Year
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Federal Employees 2,335 3,662 -1,327 2,547
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,970 2,017 -47 2,118
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Jan. 10 Jan. 3 Change Year
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Federal Employees 26,718 29,495 -2,777 28,517
Newly Discharged Veterans 18,586 18,487 +99 24,273
Railroad Retirement Board 4,000 4,000 0 7,000
Extended Benefits 467 1,011 -544 61
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FOOTNOTES
SA - Seasonally Adjusted Data
NSA - Not Seasonally Adjusted Data
1 - Prior year is comparable to most recent data.
2 - Most recent week used covered employment of 117,629,445 as denominator.
UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 01/17/1998
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
NC -29,107 Fewer layoffs in the construction, tobacco, textile, apparel, lumber/wood,
rubber/plastics, furniture, non-electrical machinery, and service
industries.
MI -20,623 Fewer layoffs in a variety of industries scattered throughout the state.
PA -15,063 Fewer layoffs in the food, fabricated metals, trade, and service industries.
TN -11,930 Fewer layoffs in the food, textile, apparel, furniture, lumber/wood,
printing/publishing, rubber/plastics, stone/clay/glass, paper, leather
goods, industrial machinery, electrical equipment, transportation equipment,
trade, and service industries.
NY -7,673 No comment.
IL -7,402 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries.
WI -6,760 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries, and
manufacturing.
SC -6,752 No comment.
KY -6,234 No comment.
VA -5,608 Fewer layoffs in the textile, apparel, electrical equipment, and food
industries.
MD -5,394 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries.
MS -5,053 Fewer layoffs in the lumber/wood industry.
MO -4,685 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries.
IN -3,593 No comment.
MN -3,592 No comment.
CT -3,539 No comment.
AR -3,374 No comment.
MA -3,274 No comment.
NJ -2,679 Fewer layoffs in the transportation, construction, trade, and service
industries.
IA -2,146 No comment.
DE -1,759 Fewer layoffs in the automobile industry.
LA -1,639 No comment.
AL -1,572 Fewer layoffs in the furniture, apparel, and service industries.
TX -1,516 Fewer layoffs in manufacturing.
CO -1,364 No comment.
ID -1,200 No comment.
AK -1,040 No comment.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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OH +1,464 No comment.
GA +2,591 Layoffs in the textile, carpet/rug, and furniture industries.
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