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In the week ending June 27, the advance figure for
seasonally adjusted initial claims was 390,000, an increase of 24,000 from the
previous week's revised figure of 366,000. The 4-week moving average was
350,250, an increase of 13,000 from the previous week's revised average of
337,250.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate
was 1.9 percent for the week ending June 20, an increase of 0.1 percentage
point from the prior week's unrevised rate of 1.8 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured
unemployment during the week ending June 20 was 2,238,000, an increase of
75,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,163,000. The 4-week moving
average was 2,158,000, an increase of 26,750 from the preceding week's revised
average of 2,131,250.
The advance number of actual initial claims under state
programs, unadjusted, totaled 345,771 in the week ending June 27, an increase
of 23,211 from the previous week. There were 298,304 initial claims in the
comparable week in 1997.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.7
percent during the week ending June 20, unchanged from the prior week. The
advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs
totaled 2,013,820, an increase of 43,164 from the preceding week. A year
earlier, the rate was 1.8 percent and the volume was 2,083,353.
Extended benefits were available in Puerto Rico during the
week ending June 13.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian
employees totaled 1,413 in the week ending June 20, a decrease of 232 from the
prior week. There were 1,414 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an
increase of 88 from the preceding week.
There were 15,528 former Federal civilian employees
claiming UI benefits for the week ending June 13, a decrease of 60 from the
previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 14,532, an
increase of 50 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending
June 13 were in Puerto Rico (6.2 percent), Alaska (4.5), Hawaii (2.8), Oregon
(2.7), California (2.6), Rhode Island (2.6), Pennsylvania (2.5), Washington
(2.5), Arkansas (2.2), and New Jersey (2.2).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending
June 20 were in Michigan (+18,412), Wisconsin (+4,596), Indiana (+3,944),
Maryland (+2,264), and Texas (+2,117), while the largest decreases were in
Kansas (-3,050), Illinois (-2,229), Puerto Rico (-2,204), Louisiana (-1,776),
and South Carolina (-1,437).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING June 27 June 20 Change June 13 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 390,000 366,000 +24,000 331,000 336,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 345,771 322,560 +23,211 293,204 298,304
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 350,250 337,250 +13,000 323,000 337,000
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING June 20 June 13 Change June 6 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,238,000 2,163,000 +75,000 2,107,000 2,312,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,013,820 1,970,656 +43,164 1,929,854 2,083,353
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,158,000 2,131,250 +26,750 2,107,750 2,278,000
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.9% 1.8% +0.1 1.8% 2.0%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 1.7% 1.7% 0.0 1.6% 1.8%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING June 20 June 13 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,413 1,645 -232 1,935
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,414 1,326 +88 1,674
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING June 13 June 6 Change Year
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Federal Employees 15,528 15,588 -60 18,091
Newly Discharged Veterans 14,532 14,482 +50 17,930
Railroad Retirement Board 2,000 2,000 0 3,000
Extended Benefits 20,760 23,440 -2,680 1,586
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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 06/20/1998
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
KS -3,050 Fewer layoffs in manufacturing.
IL -2,229 Fewer layoffs in the trade and service industries, and manufacturing.
PR -2,204 No comment.
LA -1,776 No comment.
SC -1,437 No comment.
MS -1,224 Fewer layoffs in the lumber/wood and transportation equipment industries.
GA -1,031 No comment.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
CT +1,006 No comment.
VA +1,089 Layoffs in the textile, apparel, and furniture industries. Also layoffs in
the rubber/plastics industry, an indirect effect of the General Motors
strike.
OH +1,576 Layoffs in various industries, an indirect effect of the General Motors
strike.
MA +1,612 No comment.
WA +1,773 No comment.
NY +2,041 Layoffs in various industries, an indirect effect of the General Motors
strike.
TX +2,117 No comment.
MD +2,264 Layoffs in the stone/clay/glass, lumber/wood, transportation equipment,
furniture, and service industries.
IN +3,944 Layoffs in various industries, an indirect effect of the General Motors
strike.
WI +4,596 Layoffs in the trade, service, and transportation industries, and
manufacturing. A large number of layoffs were the indirect effect of the
General Motors strike.
MI +18,412 Layoffs in the automobile and various other industries, an indirect effect
of the General Motors strike.
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