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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending March 7, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 298,000, a decrease of 7,000 from the previous week's
revised figure of 305,000. The 4-week moving average was 308,000, a decrease of
1,000 from the previous week's revised average of 309,000.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9
percent for the week ending Feb. 28, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from
the prior week's unrevised rate of 1.8 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending Feb. 28 was 2,205,000, an increase of 49,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,156,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,198,000, an
increase of 1,000 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,197,000.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 304,969 in the week ending March 7, a decrease of 8,511
from the previous week. There were 314,790 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1997.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.4 percent during
the week ending Feb. 28, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from the prior
week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state
programs totaled 2,767,886, an increase of 38,246 from the preceding week. A
year earlier, the rate was 2.5 percent and the volume was 2,918,606.
Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending
Feb. 21.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 1,329 in the week ending Feb. 28, an increase of 175 from the prior
week. There were 1,459 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase
of 141 from the preceding week.
There were 23,028 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending Feb. 21, a decrease of 1,370 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 17,679, an increase of 561 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Feb. 21 were
in Alaska (6.8 percent), Puerto Rico (6.6), Rhode Island (4.6), Idaho (4.2),
Maine (3.7), Washington (3.7), Oregon (3.5), West Virginia (3.5), Arkansas
(3.4), California (3.4), Montana (3.4), and Pennsylvania (3.4).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Feb. 28 were
in New York (+9,818), Michigan (+3,776), North Carolina (+1,112), Pennsylvania
(+,793), and Alabama (+633), while the largest decreases were in Massachusetts
(-4,177), Maryland (-2,333), Georgia (-2,153), Kentucky (-1,796), and Tennessee
(-1,665).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING March 7 Feb. 28 Change Feb. 21 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 298,000 305,000 -7,000 320,000 309,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 304,969 313,480 -8,511 313,378 314,790
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 308,000 309,000 -1,000 308,750 311,000
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Feb. 28 Feb. 21 Change Feb. 14 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,205,000 2,156,000 +49,000 2,215,000 2,335,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,767,886 2,729,640 +38,246 2,716,001 2,918,606
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,198,000 2,197,000 +1,000 2,214,250 2,375,000
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.9% 1.8% +0.1 1.9% 2.0%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 2.4% 2.3% +0.1 2.3% 2.5%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Feb. 28 Feb. 21 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,329 1,154 +175 1,509
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,459 1,318 +141 1,880
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Feb. 21 Feb. 14 Change Year
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Federal Employees 23,028 24,398 -1,370 24,986
Newly Discharged Veterans 17,679 17,118 +561 22,880
Railroad Retirement Board 5,000 5,000 0 7,000
Extended Benefits 205 66 +139 2,280
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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 02/28/1998
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
MA -4,177 No comment.
MD -2,333 Fewer layoffs in the service and fabricated metals industries.
GA -2,153 Fewer layoffs in the textile and carpet/rugs industries.
KY -1,796 No comment.
TN -1,665 Fewer layoffs in the food, petroleum, industrial machinery, trade, service,
stone/clay/glass, and printing/publishing industries.
TX -1,635 Fewer layoffs in the food, textile, paper, trade, printing/publishing,
transportation equipment, transportation, and fabricated metals industries,
agriculture, and forestry.
RI -1,596 Fewer layoffs in the service industry, and manufacturing.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
NC +1,112 Layoffs in the non-electrical machinery industry.
MI +3,776 Layoffs in the automobile industry.
NY +9,818 Increase due to the return to a five day workweek after a shorter reporting
period the previous week.
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