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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending May 16, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 313,000, an increase of 8,000 from the previous week's
revised figure of 305,000. The 4-week moving average was 311,500, a decrease of
1,500 from the previous week's revised average of 313,000.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.8
percent for the week ending May 9, 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 9 was 2,107,000, an increase of 12,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,095,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,118,000, a
decrease of 12,500 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,130,500.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 261,997 in the week ending May 16, a decrease of 7,887 from
the previous week. There were 267,254 initial claims in the comparable week in
1997.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.7 percent during
the week ending May 9, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted
number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,029,159, a
decrease of 3,443 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 1.9
percent and the volume was 2,182,533.
Extended benefits were available in Alaska and Puerto Rico during the
week ending May 2.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 1,328 in the week ending May 9, an increase of 75 from the prior week.
There were 1,397 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase of
147 from the preceding week.
There were 16,019 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending May 2, a decrease of 1,876 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 15,265, a decrease of 354 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending May 2 were in
Puerto Rico (6.0 percent), Alaska (5.7), Oregon (2.9), Washington (2.9), Rhode
Island (2.8), California (2.7), Hawaii (2.5), Idaho (2.5), Montana (2.4), New
Jersey (2.4), Pennsylvania (2.4), and Vermont (2.4).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending May 9 were
in California (+6,383), North Carolina (+2,226), Alabama (+1,732), Texas
(+1,697), and Pennsylvania (+1,565), while the largest decreases were in
Missouri (-1,966), New Mexico (-1,072), Kentucky (-877), Michigan (-861), and
South Carolina (-799).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING May 16 May 9 Change May 2 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 313,000 305,000 +8,000 310,000 321,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 261,997 269,884 -7,887 261,088 267,254
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 311,500 313,000 -1,500 308,750 332,750
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING May 9 May 2 Change April 25 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,107,000 2,095,000 +12,000 2,113,000 2,266,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,029,159 2,032,602 -3,443 2,149,230 2,182,533
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,118,000 2,130,500 -12,500 2,131,500 2,273,250
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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% 1.7% 0.0 1.8% 1.9%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING May 9 May 2 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,328 1,253 +75 1,468
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,397 1,250 +147 1,621
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING May 2 April 25 Change Year
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Federal Employees 16,019 17,895 -1,876 18,357
Newly Discharged Veterans 15,265 15,619 -354 19,368
Railroad Retirement Board 2,000 2,000 0 4,000
Extended Benefits 18,674 23,890 -5,216 2,387
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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 05/09/1998
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
MO -1,966 Fewer layoffs in the transportation industry.
NM -1,072 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
TN +1,126 Layoffs in the textile, apparel, stone/clay/glass, fabricated metals, and
service industries.
OH +1,264 Layoffs in various industries scattered throughout the state.
PA +1,565 Layoffs in the textile, furniture, machinery, and electrical equipment
industries.
TX +1,697 Layoffs in the food, non-electrical machinery, and rubber/plastics
industries.
AL +1,732 Layoffs in the apparel industry.
NC +2,226 Layoffs in the textile and apparel industries.
CA +6,383 Layoffs in the construction industry, and agriculture.
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