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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending Feb. 7, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 303,000, a decrease of 2,000 from the previous week's
revised figure of 305,000. The 4-week moving average was 308,750, a decrease of
9,000 from the previous week's revised average of 317,750.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9
percent for the week ending Jan. 31, 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. 31 was 2,206,000, a decrease of 15,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,221,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,233,000, a
decrease of 53,250 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,286,250.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 367,376 in the week ending Feb. 7, an increase of 9,167
from the previous week. There were 370,765 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1997.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.4 percent during
the week ending Jan. 31, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted
number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,781,475, a
decrease of 21,373 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.6
percent and the volume was 3,025,971.
Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending
Jan. 24.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 1,893 in the week ending Jan. 31, an increase of 209 from the prior
week. There were 1,666 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase
of 131 from the preceding week.
There were 25,839 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending Jan. 24, a decrease of 2,542 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 18,955, an increase of 1,147 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Jan. 24 were
in Puerto Rico (7.5 percent), Alaska (7.1), Maine (4.5), Rhode Island (4.5),
Idaho (4.1), Washington (3.9), Montana (3.6), Oregon (3.6), Pennsylvania (3.5),
Arkansas (3.3), California (3.3), and West Virginia (3.3).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Jan. 31 were
in California (+10,822), North Carolina (+2,008), New York (+1,899), Illinois
(+1,277), and Rhode Island (+1,211), while the largest decreases were in
Alabama (-5,712), Ohio (-2,659), Tennessee (-2,252), Texas (-2,018), and
Missouri (-1,283).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Feb. 7 Jan. 31 Change Jan. 24 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 303,000 305,000 -2,000 300,000 308,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 367,376 358,209 +9,167 355,791 370,765
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 308,750 317,750 -9,000 324,750 325,500
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Jan. 31 Jan. 24 Change Jan. 17 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,206,000 2,221,000 -15,000 2,262,000 2,403,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,781,475 2,802,848 -21,373 2,780,458 3,025,971
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,233,000 2,286,250 -53,250 2,318,250 2,434,750
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.9% 1.9% 0.0 1.9% 2.1%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 2.4% 2.4% 0.0 2.4% 2.6%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Jan. 31 Jan. 24 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,893 1,684 +209 1,980
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,666 1,535 +131 1,962
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Jan. 24 Jan. 17 Change Year
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Federal Employees 25,839 28,381 -2,542 27,820
Newly Discharged Veterans 18,955 17,808 +1,147 24,571
Railroad Retirement Board 5,000 5,000 0 8,000
Extended Benefits 217 354 -137 71
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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 01/31/1998
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
AL -5,712 Fewer layoffs in the textile, apparel, and lumber/wood industries.
OH -2,659 No comment.
TN -2,252 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, textile, apparel, lumber/wood,
printing/publishing, rubber/plastics, electronic equipment, and furniture
industries, and manufacturing.
TX -2,018 Fewer layoffs in the trade and service industries.
MO -1,283 Fewer in the construction and service industries.
ME -1,279 Fewer layoffs in the service industry.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
NJ +1,041 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.
RI +1,211 Layoffs in the printing/publishing, trade, and service industries, and
manufacturing.
IL +1,277 Layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries.
NY +1,899 No comment.
NC +2,008 Layoffs in the textile and non-electrical machinery industries.
CA +10,822 Layoffs in the construction and food industries, and agriculture.
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