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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending May 2, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 308,000, a decrease of 11,000 from the previous week's
unrevised figure of 319,000. The 4-week moving average was 308,500, a decrease
of 1,000 from the previous week's revised average of 309,500.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.8
percent for the week ending April 25, 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 25 was 2,128,000, a decrease of 32,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,160,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,136,000, a
decrease of 10,750 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,146,750.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 259,820 in the week ending May 2, a decrease of 19,425 from
the previous week. There were 295,631 initial claims in the comparable week in
1997.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.8 percent during
the week ending April 25, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the prior
week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state
programs totaled 2,163,856, a decrease of 80,288 from the preceding week. A
year earlier, the rate was 2.0 percent and the volume was 2,320,702.
Extended benefits were available in Alaska and Puerto Rico during the
week ending April 18.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 1,206 in the week ending April 25, a decrease of 33 from the prior
week. There were 1,282 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease
of 65 from the preceding week.
There were 17,559 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending April 18, a decrease of 1,637 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 15,674, a decrease of 112 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending April 18 were
in Alaska (6.0 percent), Puerto Rico (5.9), Rhode Island (3.4), California
(3.1), Idaho (3.1), Oregon (3.1), Washington (3.1), Montana (2.8), Vermont
(2.8), New Jersey (2.7), and Pennsylvania (2.7).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending April 25
were in New York (+6,421), North Carolina (+4,916), Massachusetts (+4,134),
Michigan (+1,081), and Delaware (+594), while the largest decreases were in
California (-4,512), New Jersey (-2,683), Wisconsin (-2,450), Pennsylvania
(-2,379), and South Carolina (-2,269).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING May 2 April 25 Change April 18 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 308,000 319,000 -11,000 319,000 347,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 259,820 279,245 -19,425 288,059 295,631
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 308,500 309,500 -1,000 307,250 335,250
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 25 April 18 Change April 11 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,128,000 2,160,000 -32,000 2,157,000 2,289,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,163,856 2,244,144 -80,288 2,333,585 2,320,702
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,136,000 2,146,750 -10,750 2,149,250 2,274,750
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.8% 1.8% 0.0 1.8% 2.0%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 1.8% 1.9% -0.1 2.0% 2.0%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 25 April 18 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,206 1,239 -33 1,473
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,282 1,347 -65 1,609
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 18 April 11 Change Year
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Federal Employees 17,559 19,196 -1,637 19,535
Newly Discharged Veterans 15,674 15,786 -112 19,984
Railroad Retirement Board 3,000 3,000 0 5,000
Extended Benefits 15,248 22,841 -7,593 2,786
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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 04/25/1998
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
CA -4,512 Fewer layoffs in agriculture.
NJ -2,683 Fewer layoffs in the transportation, trade, and service industries.
WI -2,450 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries, and
manufacturing.
PA -2,379 Fewer layoffs in the transportation and electrical equipment industries.
SC -2,269 No comment.
KY -1,562 Fewer layoffs in the mining industry.
RI -1,204 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
MI +1,081 Layoffs in the automobile industry.
MA +4,134 Layoffs in the service industry.
NC +4,916 Layoffs in the textile industry.
NY +6,421 No comment.
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