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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending April 25, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 319,000, an increase of 1,000 from the previous week's
revised figure of 318,000. The 4-week moving average was 309,250, an increase
of 2,250 from the previous week's revised average of 307,000.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.8
percent for the week ending April 18, 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 18 was 2,167,000, an increase of 7,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,160,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,149,250, a
decrease of 750 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,150,000.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 279,397 in the week ending April 25, a decrease of 8,435
from the previous week. There were 295,168 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1997.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9 percent during
the week ending April 18, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the prior
week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state
programs totaled 2,251,556, a decrease of 86,090 from the preceding week. A
year earlier, the rate was 2.0 percent and the volume was 2,321,191.
Extended benefits were available in Alaska and Puerto Rico during the
week ending April 11.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 1,238 in the week ending April 18, a decrease of 204 from the prior
week. There were 1,347 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase
of 9 from the preceding week.
There were 19,224 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending April 11, an increase of 605 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 15,951, an increase of 378 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending April 11 were
in Puerto Rico (6.1 percent), Alaska (5.9), California (3.2), Rhode Island
(3.2), Washington (3.2), Oregon (3.1), Montana (2.9), Pennsylvania (2.9),
Vermont (2.9), Idaho (2.8), and Maine (2.8).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending April 18
were in New Jersey (+4,326), South Carolina (+3,516), New York (+2,467),
Kentucky (+1,659), and Connecticut (+1,584), while the largest decreases were
in Pennsylvania (-2,702), Alabama (-2,645), California (-2,645), Texas
(-2,393), and Missouri (-2,020).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 25 April 18 Change April 11 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 319,000 318,000 +1,000 288,000 344,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 279,397 287,832 -8,435 293,689 295,168
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 309,250 307,000 +2,250 306,000 329,750
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 18 April 11 Change April 4 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,167,000 2,160,000 +7,000 2,099,000 2,249,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,251,556 2,337,646 -86,090 2,296,753 2,321,191
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,149,250 2,150,000 -750 2,159,750 2,275,500
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.8% 1.8% 0.0 1.8% 1.9%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 1.9% 2.0% -0.1 1.9% 2.0%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 18 April 11 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,238 1,442 -204 1,512
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,347 1,338 +9 1,651
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 11 April 4 Change Year
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Federal Employees 19,224 18,619 +605 21,366
Newly Discharged Veterans 15,951 15,573 +378 20,527
Railroad Retirement Board 3,000 3,000 0 5,000
Extended Benefits 22,841 11,910 +10,931 2,508
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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 04/18/1998
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
PA -2,702 Fewer layoffs in the food, trade, primary metals, and fabricated metals
industries.
AL -2,645 Fewer layoffs in the apparel, service, and electrical machinery industries.
CA -2,645 No comment.
TX -2,393 Fewer layoffs in the trade industry.
MO -2,020 Fewer layoffs in the service and electrical machinery industries.
WA -1,738 No comment.
MI -1,514 Fewer layoffs in the automobile industry.
IL -1,482 Fewer layoffs in the construction and service industries, and manufacturing.
VA -1,400 Fewer layoffs in the apparel industry.
OR -1,016 No comment.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
TN +1,126 Layoffs in the apparel, furniture, rubber/plastics, industrial machinery,
electronic equipment, trade, and transportation industries.
NC +1,277 No comment.
CT +1,584 No comment.
KY +1,659 Layoffs in the glass and printing/publishing industries.
NY +2,467 No comment.
SC +3,516 No comment.
NJ +4,326 Layoffs in the transportation, construction, trade, and service industries,
and manufacturing.
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