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information may be out of date.
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NOTE: Because of Thanksgiving, the report for the week ending Nov.
21 will be issued on Wednesday, Nov. 25, at 8:30 a.m.
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending Nov. 7, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 321,000, an increase of 12,000 from the previous week's
revised figure of 309,000. The 4-week moving average was 312,500, an increase
of 1,500 from the previous week's revised average of 311,000.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.8
percent for the week ending Oct. 31, unchanged from the prior week's revised
rate of 1.8 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured
unemployment during the week ending Oct. 31 was 2,215,000, an increase of
14,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,201,000. The 4-week moving
average was 2,199,250, an increase of 12,000 from the preceding week's revised
average of 2,187,250.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 330,733 in the week ending Nov. 7, an increase of 51,171
from the previous week. There were 322,603 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1997.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.6 percent during
the week ending Oct. 31, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from the prior
week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state
programs totaled 1,862,795, an increase of 64,915 from the preceding week. A
year earlier, the rate was 1.6 percent and the volume was 1,876,842.
Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending
Oct. 24.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 1,583 in the week ending Oct. 31, an increase of 66 from the prior
week. There were 1,211 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease
of 95 from the preceding week.
There were 19,004 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending Oct. 24, a decrease of 121 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 14,902, a decrease of 260 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Oct. 24 were
in Puerto Rico (7.9 percent), Alaska (4.2), Washington (2.4), California (2.3),
Hawaii (2.3), Oregon (2.3), Arkansas (2.2), Rhode Island (2.2), Pennsylvania
(2.1), and New Jersey (2.0).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Oct. 31 were
in California (+4,712), Texas (+2,088), Washington (+1,614), South Carolina
(+1,398), and North Carolina (+1,218), while the largest decreases were in
Mississippi (-5,111), Florida (-3,049), Puerto Rico (-2,624), Oklahoma (-821),
and Tennessee (-560).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Nov. 7 Oct. 31 Change Oct. 24 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 321,000 309,000 +12,000 301,000 315,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 330,733 279,562 +51,171 275,574 322,603
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 312,500 311,000 +1,500 309,250 312,000
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Oct. 31 Oct. 24 Change Oct. 17 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,215,000 2,201,000 +14,000 2,160,000 2,240,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 1,862,795 1,797,880 +64,915 1,814,386 1,876,842
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,199,250 2,187,250 +12,000 2,180,750 2,228,250
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.8% 1.8% 0.0 1.8% 1.9%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 1.6% 1.5% +0.1 1.5% 1.6%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Oct. 31 Oct. 24 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,583 1,517 +66 2,238
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,211 1,306 -95 1,428
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Oct. 24 Oct. 17 Change Year
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Federal Employees 19,004 19,125 -121 27,029
Newly Discharged Veterans 14,902 15,162 -260 18,129
Railroad Retirement Board 3,000 3,000 0 2,000
Extended Benefits 0 0 0 12,211
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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 120,074,066 as denominator.
UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 10/31/1998
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
MS -5,111 Fewer layoffs in the paper industry.
FL -3,049 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries,
manufacturing, and agriculture.
PR -2,624 No comment.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
NC +1,218 Layoffs in the non-electrical machinery industry.
SC +1,398 Layoffs in manufacturing.
WA +1,614 No comment.
TX +2,088 Layoffs in the fabricated metals, electrical equipment, trade, and
rubber/plastics industries.
CA +4,712 Layoffs in agriculture.
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