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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending Aug. 15, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 301,000, a decrease of 2,000 from the previous week's
revised figure of 303,000. The 4-week moving average was 303,000, a decrease of
4,000 from the previous week's revised average of 307,000.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9
percent for the week ending Aug. 8, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the
prior week's unrevised rate of 2.0 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending Aug. 8 was 2,295,000, a decrease of 49,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,344,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,367,250, a
decrease of 20,250 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,387,500.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 245,808 in the week ending Aug. 15, a decrease of 33,883
from the previous week. There were 272,911 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1997.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.8 percent during
the week ending Aug. 8, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week.
The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state
programs totaled 2,129,418, a decrease of 106,335 from the preceding week. A
year earlier, the rate was 1.8 percent and the volume was 2,114,719.
Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending
Aug. 1.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 1,460 in the week ending Aug. 8, an increase of 40 from the prior week.
There were 1,561 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase of
260 from the preceding week.
There were 18,872 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending Aug. 1, an increase of 281 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 15,363, an increase of 107 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Aug. 1 were in
Puerto Rico (6.1 percent), Alaska (3.4), Michigan (3.3), Rhode Island (3.0),
Hawaii (2.7), New Jersey (2.6), Pennsylvania (2.6), Washington (2.6), Oregon
(2.5), and California (2.4).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Aug. 8 were
in California (+3,350), Arkansas (+1,576), Wisconsin (+1,507), New Jersey
(+1,220), and Puerto Rico (+1,101), while the largest decreases were in Ohio
(-6,334), Michigan (-2,559), Alabama (-1,345), Kentucky (-1,109), and Indiana
(-962).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Aug. 15 Aug. 8 Change Aug. 1 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 301,000 303,000 -2,000 308,000 339,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 245,808 279,691 -33,883 277,550 272,911
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 303,000 307,000 -4,000 315,500 309,500
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Aug. 8 Aug. 1 Change July 25 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,295,000 2,344,000 -49,000 2,434,000 2,281,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,129,418 2,235,753 -106,335 2,315,093 2,114,719
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,367,250 2,387,500 -20,250 2,396,750 2,277,750
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.9% 2.0% -0.1 2.0% 2.0%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 1.8% 1.9% -0.1 1.9% 1.8%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Aug. 8 Aug. 1 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,460 1,420 +40 1,896
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,561 1,301 +260 2,077
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Aug. 1 July 25 Change Year
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Federal Employees 18,872 18,591 +281 24,109
Newly Discharged Veterans 15,363 15,256 +107 19,064
Railroad Retirement Board 2,000 2,000 0 3,000
Extended Benefits 71 99 -28 102
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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 08/08/1998
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
OH -6,334 No comment.
MI -2,559 No comment.
AL -1,345 Fewer layoffs in the textile industry.
KY -1,109 No comment.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
SC +1,064 No comment.
PR +1,101 No comment.
NJ +1,220 Layoffs in the transportation, trade, and service industries, and
manufacturing.
WI +1,507 Layoffs in the construction and service industries, and manufacturing.
AR +1,576 No comment.
CA +3,350 Layoffs in the service industry.
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