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In the week ending Dec. 12, the advance figure for
seasonally adjusted initial claims was 296,000, a decrease of 31,000 from the
previous week's revised figure of 327,000. The 4-week moving average was
309,250, a decrease of 11,000 from the previous week's revised average of
320,250.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate
was 1.9 percent for the week ending Dec. 5, unchanged from the prior week's
revised rate of 1.9 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured
unemployment during the week ending Dec. 5 was 2,249,000, a decrease of 6,000
from the preceding week's revised level of 2,255,000. The 4-week moving average
was 2,242,750, an increase of 1,250 from the preceding week's revised average
of 2,241,500.
The advance number of actual initial claims under state
programs, unadjusted, totaled 353,857 in the week ending Dec. 12, a decrease of
67,916 from the previous week. There were 373,960 initial claims in the
comparable week in 1997.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.8
percent during the week ending Dec. 5, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from
the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits
in state programs totaled 2,194,798, a decrease of 129,837 from the preceding
week. A year earlier, the rate was 1.9 percent and the volume was 2,188,930.
Extended benefits were available in Puerto Rico during the
week ending Nov. 28.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian
employees totaled 1,842 in the week ending Dec. 5, an increase of 227 from the
prior week. There were 1,526 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an
increase of 595 from the preceding week.
There were 21,152 former Federal civilian employees
claiming UI benefits for the week ending Nov. 28, an increase of 1,947 from the
previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 16,378, an
increase of 2,558 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending
Nov. 28 were in Puerto Rico (8.0 percent), Alaska (5.7), Washington (3.4),
Oregon (3.3), Arkansas (2.9), California (2.9), Idaho (2.8), West Virginia
(2.8), Pennsylvania (2.6), and Rhode Island (2.6).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending
Dec. 5 were in California (+26,231), North Carolina (+16,868), Pennsylvania
(+12,587), South Carolina (+8,383), and New York (+8,170), while the largest
decreases were in Wisconsin (-8,660), Massachusetts (-649), Oregon (-616),
Idaho (-514), and Texas (-398).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Dec. 12 Dec. 5 Change Nov. 28 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 296,000 327,000 -31,000 314,000 318,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 353,857 421,773 -67,916 295,372 373,960
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 309,250 320,250 -11,000 319,250 315,500
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Dec. 5 Nov. 28 Change Nov. 21 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,249,000 2,255,000 -6,000 2,290,000 2,236,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,194,798 2,324,635 -129,837 1,870,949 2,188,930
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,242,750 2,241,500 +1,250 2,226,500 2,248,000
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.9% 1.9% 0.0 1.9% 1.9%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 1.8% 1.9% -0.1 1.6% 1.9%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Dec. 5 Nov. 28 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,842 1,615 +227 2,281
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,526 931 +595 1,799
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Nov. 28 Nov. 21 Change Year
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Federal Employees 21,152 19,205 +1,947 27,156
Newly Discharged Veterans 16,378 13,820 +2,558 18,943
Railroad Retirement Board 4,000 4,000 0 3,000
Extended Benefits 16,494 4,461 +12,033 17,182
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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 12/05/1998
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
WI -8,660 Fewer layoffs in the construction industry, and manufacturing.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
IN +1,007 Layoffs in the non-electrical machinery industry.
NV +1,052 Increase due to the return to a five day workweek after a shorter
reporting period the previous week.
LA +1,193 No comment.
MN +1,268 Increase due to the return to a five day workweek.
PR +1,288 Increase due to the return to a five day workweek.
ME +1,375 No comment.
AR +1,495 Layoffs in the non-electrical machinery industry.
MD +1,701 Layoffs in the paper, transportation equipment, trade, and service
industries.
WA +1,893 No comment.
WV +1,910 No comment.
FL +2,094 Layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries,
manufacturing, and agriculture.
IA +2,538 No comment.
VA +2,565 Increase due to the return to a five day workweek, as well as layoffs
in the textile, apparel, and electrical equipment industries.
MS +2,603 Layoffs in the electrical equipment, lumber/wood, and stone/clay/glass
industries.
MI +2,849 Layoffs in the automobile industry.
OH +3,038 Layoffs in various industries scattered throughout the state.
MO +3,359 Layoffs in the construction, trade, service, non-electrical machinery,
and transportation industries.
NJ +4,799 Increase due to the return to a five day workweek.
AL +5,268 Layoffs in the textile, apparel, construction, and service industries.
TN +5,595 Layoffs in the food, textile, apparel, paper, trade, service,
rubber/plastics, and industrial machinery industries, and
manufacturing.
GA +6,193 Layoffs in the textile, apparel, and rubber/plastics industries.
IL +6,366 Layoffs in the trade and service industries, and manufacturing.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
NY +8,170 Increase due to the return to a five day workweek.
SC +8,383 Layoffs in manufacturing.
PA +12,587 Layoffs in the textile, lumber/wood, primary metals, transportation,
and service industries.
NC +16,868 Layoffs in the textile, apparel, furniture, and trade industries.
CA +26,231 Increase due to the return to a five day workweek.
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