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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending Nov. 28, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 313,000, an increase of 12,000 from the previous week's
revised figure of 301,000. The 4-week moving average was 319,250, an increase
of 250 from the previous week's revised average of 319,000.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9
percent for the week ending Nov. 21, 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. 21 was 2,307,000, an increase of 127,000 from the
preceding week's revised level of 2,180,000. The 4-week moving average was
2,231,500, an increase of 26,500 from the preceding week's revised average of
2,205,000.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 295,145 in the week ending Nov. 28, a decrease of 44,015
from the previous week. There were 309,585 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1997.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.6 percent during
the week ending Nov. 21, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the prior
week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state
programs totaled 1,885,215, a decrease of 120,266 from the preceding week. A
year earlier, the rate was 1.6 percent and the volume was 1,895,920.
Extended benefits were available in Puerto Rico during the week ending
Nov. 14.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 1,738 in the week ending Nov. 21, a decrease of 182 from the prior
week. There were 1,281 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase
of 108 from the preceding week.
There were 19,665 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending Nov. 14, an increase of 730 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 15,687, an increase of 1,330 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Nov. 14 were
in Puerto Rico (5.7 percent), Alaska (5.0), Washington (2.9), California (2.8),
Oregon (2.7), Arkansas (2.4), Hawaii (2.4), Rhode Island (2.4), New Jersey
(2.3), and Pennsylvania (2.3).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Nov. 21 were
in Michigan (+6,020), Pennsylvania (+2,920), New York (+2,046), Illinois
(+2,031), and Minnesota (+1,686), while the largest decreases were in Missouri
(-1,959), Georgia (-1,054), Ohio (-940), South Carolina (-915), and Texas
(-807).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Nov. 28 Nov. 21 Change Nov. 14 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 313,000 301,000 +12,000 340,000 322,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 295,145 339,160 -44,015 315,276 309,585
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 319,250 319,000 +250 319,000 318,750
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Nov. 21 Nov. 14 Change Nov. 7 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,307,000 2,180,000 +127,000 2,244,000 2,284,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 1,885,215 2,005,481 -120,266 1,839,867 1,895,920
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,231,500 2,205,000 +26,500 2,200,000 2,243,500
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.9% 1.8% +0.1 1.9% 2.0%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 1.6% 1.7% -0.1 1.5% 1.6%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Nov. 21 Nov. 14 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,738 1,920 -182 2,102
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,281 1,173 +108 1,489
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Nov. 14 Nov. 7 Change Year
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Federal Employees 19,665 18,935 +730 26,476
Newly Discharged Veterans 15,687 14,357 +1,330 18,294
Railroad Retirement Board 3,000 3,000 0 3,000
Extended Benefits 3,274 594 +2,680 22,978
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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 11/21/1998
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
MO -1,959 Fewer layoffs in the construction and transportation industries.
GA -1,054 Fewer layoffs in the fabricated metals and industrial machinery
industries.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
MS +1,013 Layoffs in the lumber/wood industry.
KY +1,155 Layoffs in the textile and primary metals industries.
WA +1,169 No comment.
AL +1,268 Layoffs in the construction and apparel industries.
LA +1,273 No comment.
WI +1,450 Layoffs in the construction and service industries, and manufacturing.
MN +1,686 Layoffs in the construction industry.
IL +2,031 Layoffs in the trade and service industries, and manufacturing.
NY +2,046 No comment.
PA +2,920 Layoffs in the textile, rubber/plastics, primary metals, fabricated
metals, and transportation industries.
MI +6,020 Layoffs in the automobile industry.
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