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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending June 20, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 364,000, an increase of 34,000 from the previous week's
revised figure of 330,000. The 4-week moving average was 336,500, an increase
of 13,750 from the previous week's revised average of 322,750.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.8
percent for the week ending June 13, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised
rate of 1.8 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending June 13 was 2,174,000, an increase of 66,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,108,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,134,250, an
increase of 26,250 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,108,000.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 320,370 in the week ending June 20, an increase of 27,353
from the previous week. There were 290,723 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1997.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.7
percent during the week ending June 13, an increase of 0.1 percentage point
from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI
benefits in state programs totaled 1,980,903, an increase of 49,943 from the
preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 1.8 percent and the volume was
2,067,162.
Extended benefits were available in Alaska and Puerto Rico during the
week ending June 6.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 1,641 in the week ending June 13, an increase of 56 from the prior
week. There were 1,322 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease
of 123 from the preceding week.
There were 15,691 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending June 6, an increase of 667 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 14,672, an increase of 263 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending June 6 were in
Puerto Rico (5.8 percent), Alaska (4.2), California (2.6), Hawaii (2.6), Oregon
(2.6), Rhode Island (2.6), Washington (2.6), Pennsylvania (2.4), Arkansas
(2.3), and New Jersey (2.2).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending June 13 were
in Kansas (+3,338), Pennsylvania (+3,247), New Jersey (+3,198), Michigan
(+1,880), and Missouri (+1,285), while the largest decreases were in Ohio
(-4,165), North Carolina (-3,357), California (-2,023), New York (-1,898), and
Washington (-1,323).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING June 20 June 13 Change June 6 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 364,000 330,000 +34,000 314,000 330,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 320,370 293,017 +27,353 289,311 290,723
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 336,500 322,750 +13,750 318,750 336,750
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING June 13 June 6 Change May 30 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,174,000 2,108,000 +66,000 2,124,000 2,267,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 1,980,903 1,930,960 +49,943 1,943,590 2,067,162
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,134,250 2,108,000 +26,250 2,103,750 2,267,500
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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% 1.6% +0.1 1.6% 1.8%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING June 13 June 6 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,641 1,585 +56 1,926
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,322 1,445 -123 1,604
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING June 6 May 30 Change Year
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Federal Employees 15,691 15,024 +667 18,852
Newly Discharged Veterans 14,672 14,409 +263 18,219
Railroad Retirement Board 2,000 2,000 0 3,000
Extended Benefits 23,440 19,289 +4,151 1,510
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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 06/13/1998
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
OH -4,165 No comment.
NC -3,357 Fewer layoffs n the textile and furniture industries.
CA -2,023 No comment.
NY -1,898 No comment.
WA -1,323 No comment.
TX -1,050 Fewer layoffs in the food, apparel, lumber/wood, rubber/plastics, non-electrical
machinery, electrical equipment, transportation equipment, trade, and service
industries.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
MD +1,038 Layoffs in the service industry.
MO +1,285 Layoffs in the construction, service, and transportation industries.
MI +1,880 Layoffs in the automobile industry, an indirect effect of the General Motors strike.
NJ +3,198 Layoffs in manufacturing, an indirect effect of the General Motors strike.
PA +3,247 Layoffs in the transportation, transportation equipment, and trade industries.
KS +3,338 No comment.
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