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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending May 9, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 307,000, a decrease of 2,000 from the previous week's
revised figure of 309,000. The 4-week moving average was 313,250, an increase
of 4,750 from the previous week's unrevised average of 308,500.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.8
percent for the week ending May 2, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised
rate of 1.8 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending May 2 was 2,109,000, a decrease of 9,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,118,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,135,250, an
increase of 2,500 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,132,750.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 271,190 in the week ending May 9, an increase of 10,308
from the previous week. There were 278,058 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1997.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.7 percent during
the week ending May 2, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week.
The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state
programs totaled 2,045,755, a decrease of 108,027 from the preceding week. A
year earlier, the rate was 1.9 percent and the volume was 2,211,482.
Extended benefits were available in Alaska and Puerto Rico during the
week ending April 25.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 1,252 in the week ending May 2, an increase of 46 from the prior week.
There were 1,249 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of 36
from the preceding week.
There were 18,031 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending April 25, an increase of 556 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 15,612, an increase of 120 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending April 25 were
in Puerto Rico (6.1 percent), Alaska (5.6), California (3.0), Oregon (3.0),
Rhode Island (3.0), Washington (3.0), Vermont (2.8), Idaho (2.8), Hawaii (2.6),
Montana (2.6), and Pennsylvania (2.6).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending May 2 were
in California (+4,947), Missouri (+2,406), Kansas (+1,113), Nebraska (+792),
and New Mexico (+743), while the largest decreases were in New York (-9,720),
North Carolina (-6,690), Massachusetts (-3,580), New Jersey (-1,786), and
Tennessee (-1,303).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING May 9 May 2 Change April 25 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 307,000 309,000 -2,000 318,000 319,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 271,190 260,882 +10,308 278,213 278,058
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 313,250 308,500 +4,750 309,250 332,000
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING May 2 April 25 Change April 18 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,109,000 2,118,000 -9,000 2,157,000 2,289,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,045,755 2,153,782 -108,027 2,241,359 2,211,482
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,135,250 2,132,750 +2,500 2,146,000 2,273,500
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.8% 1.8% 0.0 1.8% 2.0%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 1.7% 1.8% -0.1 1.9% 1.9%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING May 2 April 25 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,252 1,206 +46 1,770
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,249 1,285 -36 1,540
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 25 April 18 Change Year
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Federal Employees 18,031 17,475 +556 19,704
Newly Discharged Veterans 15,612 15,492 +120 19,784
Railroad Retirement Board 3,000 3,000 0 4,000
Extended Benefits 8,369 15,248 -6,879 2,199
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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 05/02/1998
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
NY -9,720 No comment.
NC -6,690 Fewer layoffs in the textile and apparel industries.
MA -3,580 No comment.
NJ -1,786 Fewer layoffs in the transportation, construction, trade, and service
industries.
TN -1,303 Fewer layoffs in the apparel, furniture, fabricated metals, and service
industries.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
KS +1,113 Layoffs in the trade industry, and manufacturing.
MO +2,406 Layoffs in the transportation, construction, and apparel industries.
CA +4,947 No comment.
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