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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending April 18, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 317,000, an increase of 29,000 from the previous week's
revised figure of 288,000. The 4-week moving average was 306,750, an increase
of 750 from the previous week's unrevised average of 306,000.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.8
percent for the week ending April 11, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised
rate of 1.8 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending April 11 was 2,174,000, an increase of 74,000 from the
preceding week's revised level of 2,100,000. The 4-week moving average was
2,153,750, a decrease of 6,250 from the preceding week's revised average of
2,160,000.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 286,196 in the week ending April 18, a decrease of 7,490
from the previous week. There were 286,594 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1997.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.0 percent during
the week ending April 11, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from the prior
week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state
programs totaled 2,352,436, an increase of 55,457 from the preceding week. A
year earlier, the rate was 2.1 percent and the volume was 2,450,251.
Extended benefits were available in Alaska and Puerto Rico during the
week ending April 4.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 1,442 in the week ending April 11, a decrease of 39 from the prior
week. There were 1,338 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease
of 99 from the preceding week.
There were 18,651 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending April 4, a decrease of 2,430 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 15,728, a decrease of 716 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending April 4 were
in Alaska (6.1 percent), Puerto Rico (4.9), Rhode Island (3.4), Washington
(3.2), California (3.1), Idaho (3.1), Oregon (3.1), Maine (2.9), Montana (2.9),
and Vermont (2.9).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending April 11
were in Pennsylvania (+4,878), Alabama (+2,250), Wisconsin (+1,842), Texas
(+1,696), and Washington (+1,637), while the largest decreases were in
California (-7,183), North Carolina (-4,499), Illinois (-1,312), Arkansas
(-1,281), and Michigan (-1,230).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 18 April 11 Change April 4 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 317,000 288,000 +29,000 312,000 318,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 286,196 293,686 -7,490 289,729 286,594
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 306,750 306,000 +750 311,750 321,500
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 11 April 4 Change March 28 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,174,000 2,100,000 +74,000 2,171,000 2,267,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,352,436 2,296,979 +55,457 2,485,973 2,450,251
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,153,750 2,160,000 -6,250 2,171,500 2,281,500
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.8% 1.8% 0.0 1.8% 2.0%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 2.0% 1.9% +0.1 2.1% 2.1%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 11 April 4 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,442 1,481 -39 1,650
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,338 1,437 -99 1,746
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 4 March 28 Change Year
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Federal Employees 18,651 21,081 -2,430 20,937
Newly Discharged Veterans 15,728 16,444 -716 20,575
Railroad Retirement Board 4,000 4,000 0 5,000
Extended Benefits 11,910 20,019 -8,109 3,276
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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 118,406,635 as denominator.
UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 04/11/1998
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
CA -7,183 No comment.
NC -4,499 Fewer layoffs in the construction and textile industries.
IL -1,312 Fewer layoffs in the trade and service industries, and manufacturing.
AR -1,281 No comment.
MI -1,230 Fewer layoffs in the automobile industry.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
NY +1,426 No comment.
VA +1,433 Layoffs in the textile and electrical equipment industries.
MO +1,495 Layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries.
WA +1,637 No comment.
TX +1,696 Layoffs in the rubber/plastics, fabricated metals, non-electrical machinery,
electrical equipment, transportation equipment, trade, and service
industries.
WI +1,842 Layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and transportation industries,
and manufacturing.
MD +2,088 Layoffs in the food and fabricated metals industries.
AL +2,250 Layoffs in the apparel and service industries.
PA +4,878 Layoffs in the food, trade, and transportation industries.
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