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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending July 18, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 315,000, a decrease of 22,000 from the previous week's
revised figure of 337,000. The 4-week moving average was 360,000, a decrease of
12,750 from the previous week's revised average of 372,750.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.0
percent for the week ending July 11, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised
rate of 2.0 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending July 11 was 2,372,000, a decrease of 7,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,379,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,344,500, an
increase of 52,500 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,292,000.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 363,077 in the week ending July 18, a decrease of 66,066
from the previous week. There were 339,250 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1997.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.0 percent during
the week ending July 11, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from the prior
week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state
programs totaled 2,393,032, an increase of 142,682 from the preceding week. A
year earlier, the rate was 2.0 percent and the volume was 2,335,256.
Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending
July 4.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 2,785 in the week ending July 11, an increase of 391 from the prior
week. There were 1,648 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase
of 263 from the preceding week.
There were 17,001 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending July 4, an increase of 1,826 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 15,121, an increase of 1,042 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending July 4 were in
Puerto Rico (5.3 percent), Alaska (3.7), Rhode Island (3.1), Michigan (3.0),
Hawaii (2.8), Oregon (2.8), Pennsylvania (2.8), New Jersey (2.6), Washington
(2.6), and California (2.4).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending July 11 were
in Tennessee (+10,216), North Carolina (+9,392),Pennsylvania (+7,566), Alabama
(+7,281), and South Carolina (+5,796), while the largest decreases were in
Michigan (-10,371), Indiana (-3,582), Wisconsin (-1,989), Massachusetts
(-1,381), and California (-1,119).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING July 18 July 11 Change July 4 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 315,000 337,000 -22,000 394,000 299,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 363,077 429,143 -66,066 379,734 339,250
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 360,000 372,750 -12,750 371,250 338,000
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING July 11 July 4 Change June 27 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,372,000 2,379,000 -7,000 2,420,000 2,321,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,393,032 2,250,350 +142,682 2,093,564 2,335,256
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,344,500 2,292,000 +52,500 2,224,000 2,339,000
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 2.0% 2.0% 0.0 2.0% 2.0%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 2.0% 1.9% +0.1 1.8% 2.0%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING July 11 July 4 Change Year
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Federal Employees 2,785 2,394 +391 3,288
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,648 1,385 +263 2,008
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING July 4 June 27 Change Year
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Federal Employees 17,001 15,175 +1,826 21,638
Newly Discharged Veterans 15,121 14,079 +1,042 18,513
Railroad Retirement Board 2,000 2,000 0 2,000
Extended Benefits 444 3,048 -2,604 395
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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 119,516,710 as denominator.
UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 07/11/1998
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
MI -10,371 Fewer layoffs in the automobile industry and other industries indirectly
affected by the General Motors strike.
IN -3,582 Fewer seasonal layoffs and layoffs that were the indirect effect of the
General Motors strike.
WI -1,989 Fewer layoffs in the trade and service industries, and manufacturing.
MA -1,381 No comment.
CA -1,119 Fewer layoffs in the food and service industries.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
NV +1,044 Increase due to the return to a five day workweek after a shorter
reporting period the previous week.
MN +1,069 Increase due to the start of a new quarter of wage credits for benefit
purposes.
MD +1,116 Layoffs in the service, printing/publishing, food, leather goods,
electrical equipment, transportation equipment, and apparel industries.
IL +1,490 Layoffs in the trade and service industries, and manufacturing.
AZ +1,551 Increase due to the start of a new quarter of wage credits for benefit
purposes.
MO +1,607 Layoffs in the trade, service, and scientific instruments industries.
CT +1,618 No comment.
OH +2,098 Layoffs in various industries, and indirect effect of the General Motors
strike.
WA +2,221 No comment
NJ +3,035 Increase due to the return to a five day workweek after a shorter
reporting period the previous week, as well as layoffs in the
transportation and service industries, and manufacturing.
FL +3,357 Layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries,
manufacturing, and agriculture.
GA +3,616 Layoffs in the automobile, carpets/rugs, and textile industries.
SC +5,796 Increase due to the return to a five day workweek after a shorter
reporting period the previous week.
AL +7,281 Layoffs in the textile, apparel, and lumber/wood industries.
PA +7,566 Layoffs in the apparel, electrical equipment, transportation equipment,
and food industries.
NC +9,392 Layoffs in the textile, apparel, furniture, and rubber/plastics
industries.
TN +10,216 Layoffs in the textile, apparel, food, lumber/wood, rubber/plastics,
stone/clay/glass, chemical, leather goods, primary metals, industrial
machinery, electrical equipment, transportation equipment, trade, and
service industries, and manufacturing.
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