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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending Dec. 5, the advance figure for
seasonally adjusted initial claims was 314,000, an increase of 1,000 from the
previous week's unrevised figure of 313,000. The 4-week moving average was
316,750, a decrease of 2,250 from the previous week's revised average of
319,000.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.8
percent for the week ending Nov. 28, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from
the prior week's unrevised rate of 1.9 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending Nov. 28 was 2,217,000, a decrease of 66,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,283,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,230,250, an
increase of 5,500 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,224,750.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 405,156 in the week ending Dec. 5, an increase of 110,000
from the previous week. There were 402,528 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1997.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9 percent during
the week ending Nov. 28, an increase of 0.3 percentage point from the prior
week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state
programs totaled 2,286,118, an increase of 421,119 from the preceding week. A
year earlier, the rate was 2.0 percent and the volume was 2,315,076.
Extended benefits were available in Puerto Rico during the week ending
Nov. 21.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 1,613 in the week ending Nov. 28, a decrease of 126 from the prior
week. There were 931 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of
352 from the preceding week.
There were 19,253 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending Nov. 21, a decrease of 344 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 13,949, a decrease of 1,560 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Nov. 21 were
in Alaska (5.0 percent), Puerto Rico (4.1), Washington (3.0), Oregon (2.8),
California (2.5), Montana (2.4), Rhode Island (2.4), Idaho (2.3), Arkansas
(2.2), Hawaii (2.2), and Pennsylvania (2.2).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Nov. 28 were
in Wisconsin (+9,426), Massachusetts (+2,084), Oregon (+1,867), Idaho (+889),
and Oklahoma (+823), while the largest decreases were in California (-14,797),
Michigan (-4,185), Illinois (-3,847), New Jersey (-3,115), and Pennsylvania
(-2,790).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Dec. 5 Nov. 28 Change Nov. 21 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 314,000 313,000 +1,000 300,000 315,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 405,156 295,156 +110,000 338,501 402,528
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 316,750 319,000 -2,250 318,750 318,750
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Nov. 28 Nov. 21 Change Nov. 14 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,217,000 2,283,000 -66,000 2,177,000 2,254,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,286,118 1,864,999 +421,119 2,002,794 2,315,076
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,230,250 2,224,750 +5,500 2,204,250 2,247,000
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.8% 1.9% -0.1 1.8% 1.9%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 1.9% 1.6% +0.3 1.7% 2.0%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Nov. 28 Nov. 21 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,613 1,739 -126 1,938
Newly Discharged Veterans 931 1,283 -352 1,134
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Nov. 21 Nov. 14 Change Year
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Federal Employees 19,253 19,597 -344 24,765
Newly Discharged Veterans 13,949 15,509 -1,560 15,675
Railroad Retirement Board 4,000 4,000 0 3,000
Extended Benefits 4,461 3,274 +1,187 16,582
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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 11/28/1998
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
CA -14,797 Decrease due to a shorter workweek (Thanksgiving Day Holiday).
MI -4,185 Fewer layoffs in the automobile industry.
IL -3,847 Fewer layoffs in the trade and service industries, and manufacturing.
NJ -3,115 Decrease due to a shorter workweek (Thanksgiving Day Holiday).
PA -2,790 Fewer layoffs in the textile, furniture, service, and
printing/publishing industries.
FL -2,657 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries, and
agriculture.
NY -2,657 No comment.
SC -2,622 No comment.
AL -2,236 Fewer layoffs in the textile, apparel, and service industries.
MO -1,980 Fewer layoffs in the construction, service, and apparel industries.
LA -1,963 No comment.
NC -1,873 Fewer layoffs in the apparel industry.
TX -1,691 Fewer layoffs in the trade, service, electrical equipment, and non-electrical machinery industries, and agriculture.
MS -1,397 No comment.
MN -1,255 No comment.
KS -1,110 Fewer layoffs in manufacturing.
PR -1,010 No comment.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
OR +1,867 No comment.
MA +2,084 No comment.
WI +9,426 Layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and transportation
industries, and manufacturing.
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