|
Archived News Release--Caution:
information may be out of date.
For more information call: (202) 219-6871
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. 14, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 332,000, an increase of 9,000 from the previous week's
revised figure of 323,000. The 4-week moving average was 317,000, an increase
of 3,250 from the previous week's revised average of 313,750.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9
percent for the week ending Nov. 7, 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 Nov. 7 was 2,236,000, an increase of 39,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,197,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,198,500, an
increase of 3,750 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,194,750.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 308,003 in the week ending Nov. 14, a decrease of 24,409
from the previous week. There were 311,501 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1997.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.5 percent during
the week ending Nov. 7, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted
number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 1,833,504, a
decrease of 14,524 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 1.6
percent and the volume was 1,857,393.
Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending
Oct. 31.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 1,636 in the week ending Nov. 7, an increase of 51 from the prior week.
There were 1,417 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase of
203 from the preceding week.
There were 18,739 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending Oct. 31, a decrease of 200 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 15,467, an increase of 743 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Oct. 31 were
in Puerto Rico (7.5 percent), Alaska (4.3), Washington (2.6), California (2.4),
Oregon (2.4), Arkansas (2.3), Hawaii (2.3), Pennsylvania (2.1), Rhode Island
(2.1), and New Jersey (2.0).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Nov. 7 were
in California (+10,664), Michigan (+3,856), Illinois (+3,361), Pennsylvania
(+3,178), and Texas (+3,004), while the largest decreases were in Virginia
(-657), New Jersey (-604), South Carolina (-435), Puerto Rico (-366), and
Arkansas (-282).
===============================================================================
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
===============================================================================
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Nov. 14 Nov. 7 Change Oct. 31 Year
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Initial Claims (SA) 332,000 323,000 +9,000 312,000 331,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 308,003 332,412 -24,409 281,932 311,501
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 317,000 313,750 +3,250 311,750 316,250
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Nov. 7 Oct. 31 Change Oct. 24 Year
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,236,000 2,197,000 +39,000 2,201,000 2,232,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 1,833,504 1,848,028 -14,524 1,797,952 1,857,393
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,198,500 2,194,750 +3,750 2,187,250 2,223,500
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.9% 1.8% +0.1 1.8% 1.9%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 1.5% 1.5% 0.0 1.5% 1.6%
===============================================================================
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
===============================================================================
Prior1
WEEK ENDING Nov. 7 Oct. 31 Change Year
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Federal Employees 1,636 1,585 +51 2,185
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,417 1,214 +203 1,673
===============================================================================
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
===============================================================================
Prior1
WEEK ENDING Oct. 31 Oct. 24 Change Year
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Federal Employees 18,739 18,939 -200 25,408
Newly Discharged Veterans 15,467 14,724 +743 18,059
Railroad Retirement Board 3,000 3,000 0 3,000
Extended Benefits 8 0 +8 21,066
===============================================================================
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 11/07/1998
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
State Change State Supplied Comment
None
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
State Change State Supplied Comment
CO +1,091 No comment.
TN +1,152 Layoffs in the food, textile, apparel, paper, chemical, leather goods,
primary metals, trade, service, and industrial machinery industries,
and manufacturing.
OR +1,314 No comment.
MA +1,328 No comment.
NC +1,388 Layoffs in the textile industry.
MO +1,438 Layoffs in the food, trade, service, and transportation industries.
KY +1,446 Layoffs in the leather goods, lumber/wood, and primary metals
industries.
NY +1,600 No comment.
WA +1,990 No comment.
AL +2,101 Layoffs in the textile industry.
OH +2,486 Layoffs in various industries scattered throughout the state.
GA +2,620 Layoffs in the apparel, machinery, and primary metals industries.
TX +3,004 Layoffs in the rubber/plastics, trade, and service industries.
PA +3,178 Layoffs in the service, transportation equipment, machinery,
printing/publishing, and construction industries.
IL +3,361 Layoffs in the trade and service industries, and manufacturing.
MI +3,856 Layoffs in various industries scattered throughout the state.
CA +10,664 Layoffs in the service industry, and agriculture.
Archived News Release--Caution:
information may be out of date.
| |
|
