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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending Aug. 1, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 307,000, an increase of 6,000 from the previous week's
revised figure of 301,000. The 4-week moving average was 315,500, a decrease of
21,750 from the previous week's revised average of 337,250.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate
was 2.0 percent for the week ending July 25, 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 25 was 2,447,000, an increase of
51,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,396,000. The 4-week moving
average was 2,400,000, an increase of 6,750 from the preceding week's revised
average of 2,393,250.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state
programs, unadjusted, totaled 277,005 in the week ending Aug. 1, a decrease of
39,204 from the previous week. There were 273,475 initial claims in the
comparable week in 1997.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9
percent during the week ending July 25, unchanged from the prior week. The
advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs
totaled 2,327,012, an increase of 5,650 from the preceding week. A year
earlier, the rate was 1.9 percent and the volume was 2,179,380.
Extended benefits were not available in any state during
the week ending July 18.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian
employees totaled 1,656 in the week ending July 25, a decrease of 174 from the
prior week. There were 1,444 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a
decrease of 48 from the preceding week.
There were 18,685 former Federal civilian employees
claiming UI benefits for the week ending July 18, an increase of 1,062 from the
previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 15,297, an
increase of 277 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending
July 18 were in Puerto Rico (5.1 percent), Michigan (3.7), Alaska (3.5), Rhode
Island (3.2), Hawaii (2.7), New Jersey (2.7), Pennsylvania (2.7), Delaware
(2.6), Oregon (2.6), and Washington (2.6).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending
July 25 were in California (+7,338), Indiana (+684), Missouri (+393), Ohio
(+293), and Nevada (+227), while the largest decreases were in Tennessee
(-8,203), Alabama (-6,044), North Carolina (-5,594), Michigan (-5,238), and
Virginia (-3,986).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Aug. 1 July 25 Change July 18 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 307,000 301,000 +6,000 317,000 305,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 277,005 316,209 -39,204 365,226 273,475
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 315,500 337,250 -21,750 360,500 306,000
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING July 25 July 18 Change July 11 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,447,000 2,396,000 +51,000 2,376,000 2,297,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,327,012 2,321,362 +5,650 2,397,683 2,179,380
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,400,000 2,393,250 +6,750 2,346,000 2,321,250
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 2.0% 2.0% 0.0 2.0% 2.0%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 1.9% 1.9% 0.0 2.0% 1.9%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING July 25 July 18 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,656 1,830 -174 2,081
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,444 1,492 -48 1,866
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING July 18 July 11 Change Year
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Federal Employees 18,685 17,623 +1,062 23,785
Newly Discharged Veterans 15,297 15,020 +277 18,921
Railroad Retirement Board 2,000 2,000 0 3,000
Extended Benefits 137 417 -280 174
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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 07/25/1998
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
TN -8,203 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, service, textile, apparel,
furniture, lumber/wood, printing/publishing, stone/clay/glass,
industrial machinery, scientific instruments, electrical equipment,
transportation equipment, primary metals, and fabricated metals
industries, and manufacturing.
AL -6,044 Fewer layoffs in the textile, apparel, electrical machinery, and
lumber/wood industries.
NC -5,594 No comment.
MI -5,238 Fewer layoffs in the automobile industry.
VA -3,986 Fewer layoffs in the textile and apparel industries.
NY -3,758 No comment.
SC -3,712 No comment.
IL -2,422 Fewer layoffs in the trade and service industries, and manufacturing.
PA -2,368 Fewer layoffs in the food, stone/clay/glass, electrical equipment, and
transportation industries.
PR -1,973 No comment.
DE -1,888 No comment.
FL -1,528 Fewer layoffs in the trade and service industries, manufacturing, and
agriculture.
WI -1,251 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries, and
manufacturing.
MS -1,194 Fewer layoffs in the electrical equipment and transportation equipment
industries.
KY -1,176 No comment.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
CA +7,338 Layoffs in the service industry.
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