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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending April 4, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 308,000, a decrease of 2,000 from the previous week's
revised figure of 310,000. The 4-week moving average was 310,750, an increase
of 2,250 from the previous week's revised average of 308,500.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9
percent for the week ending March 28, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from
the prior week's revised rate of 1.8 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending March 28 was 2,185,000, an increase of 17,000 from the
preceding week's revised level of 2,168,000. The 4-week moving average was
2,174,500, an increase of 4,750 from the preceding week's revised average of
2,169,750.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 286,702 in the week ending April 4, an increase of 14,273
from the previous week. There were 311,193 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1997.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.1 percent during
the week ending March 28, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted
number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,502,355, a
decrease of 19,054 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.3
percent and the volume was 2,614,790.
Extended benefits were available in Alaska and Puerto Rico during the
week ending March 21.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 1,188 in the week ending March 28, a decrease of 126 from the prior
week. There were 1,428 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease
of 98 from the preceding week.
There were 20,260 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending March 21, a decrease of 1,969 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 16,604, a decrease of 275 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending March 21 were
in Alaska (6.3 percent), Puerto Rico (5.7), Rhode Island (3.9), Idaho (3.5),
Washington (3.4), Montana (3.3), California (3.2), Oregon (3.2), Maine (3.1),
Pennsylvania (3.1), and West Virginia (3.1).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending March 28
were in California (+1,832), Oregon (+1,685), North Carolina (+1,069), Georgia
(+578), and Maine (+174), while the largest decreases were in Pennsylvania
(-3,416), Missouri (-2,965), Illinois (-2,671), Michigan (-1,551), and
Wisconsin (-1,490).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 4 March 28 Change March 21 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 308,000 310,000 -2,000 314,000 325,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 286,702 272,429 +14,273 294,353 311,193
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 310,750 308,500 +2,250 307,250 315,500
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING March 28 March 21 Change March 14 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,185,000 2,168,000 +17,000 2,199,000 2,292,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,502,355 2,521,409 -19,054 2,651,722 2,614,790
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,174,500 2,169,750 +4,750 2,165,250 2,296,750
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.9% 1.8% +0.1 1.9% 2.0%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 2.1% 2.1% 0.0 2.3% 2.3%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING March 28 March 21 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,188 1,314 -126 1,272
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,428 1,526 -98 1,531
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING March 21 March 14 Change Year
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Federal Employees 20,260 22,229 -1,969 21,588
Newly Discharged Veterans 16,604 16,879 -275 21,143
Railroad Retirement Board 4,000 4,000 0 6,000
Extended Benefits 4,336 1,797 +2,539 3,219
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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 03/28/1998
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
PA -3,416 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, textile, primary metals, and
transportation equipment industries.
MO -2,965 Fewer layoffs in the construction and electrical machinery industries.
IL -2,671 Fewer layoffs in the trade and service industries, and manufacturing.
MI -1,551 Fewer layoffs in the automobile industry.
WI -1,490 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and transportation
industries, and manufacturing.
KY -1,197 No comment.
AZ -1,168 No comment.
NY -1,093 No comment.
SC -1,009 No comment.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
NC +1,069 Layoffs in the construction industry.
OR +1,685 No comment.
CA +1,832 No comment.
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