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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending Jan. 2, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 350,000, a decrease of 22,000 from the previous week's
revised figure of 372,000. The 4-week moving average was 327,750, an increase
of 5,500 from the previous week's revised average of 322,250.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9
percent for the week ending Dec. 26, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from
the prior week's revised rate of 1.8 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending Dec. 26 was 2,334,000, an increase of 121,000 from the
preceding week's revised level of 2,213,000. The 4-week moving average was
2,251,250, an increase of 20,250 from the preceding week's revised average of
2,231,000.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 500,579 in the week ending Jan. 2, an increase of 57,701
from the previous week. There were 479,609 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1998.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.1 percent during
the week ending Dec. 26, an increase of 0.3 percentage point from the prior
week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state
programs totaled 2,499,326, an increase of 374,404 from the preceding week. A
year earlier, the rate was 2.2 percent and the volume was 2,595,976.
Extended benefits were available in Puerto Rico during the week ending
Dec. 19.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 1,554 in the week ending Dec. 26, an increase of 68 from the prior
week. There were 965 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of
395 from the preceding week.
There were 20,407 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI
benefits for the week ending Dec. 19, an increase of 251 from the previous
week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 14,301, a decrease of
1,793 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Dec. 19 were
in Alaska (5.5 percent), Puerto Rico (4.1), Washington (3.4), Idaho (3.1),
Oregon (3.0), Rhode Island (2.9), Montana (2.8), California (2.7), Pennsylvania
(2.6), and New Jersey (2.4).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Dec. 26
were in Wisconsin (+14,187), Pennsylvania (+10,055), Illinois (+8,098),
Kentucky (+7,860), and Ohio (+7,356), while the largest decreases were in Texas
(-4,169), Georgia (-3,104), California (-2,910), Alabama (-2,411), and Virginia
(-2,283).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Jan. 2 Dec. 26 Change Dec. 19 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 350,000 372,000 -22,000 289,000 329,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 500,579 442,878 +57,701 344,346 479,609
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 327,750 322,250 +5,500 307,750 317,000
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Dec. 26 Dec. 19 Change Dec. 12 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,334,000 2,213,000 +121,000 2,214,000 2,341,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,499,326 2,124,922 +374,404 2,291,346 2,595,976
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,251,250 2,231,000 +20,250 2,250,250 2,263,000
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.9% 1.8% +0.1 1.8% 2.0%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 2.1% 1.8% +0.3 1.9% 2.2%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Dec. 26 Dec. 19 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,554 1,486 +68 1,707
Newly Discharged Veterans 965 1,360 -395 1,167
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Dec. 19 Dec. 12 Change Year
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Federal Employees 20,407 20,156 +251 26,695
Newly Discharged Veterans 14,301 16,094 -1,793 15,645
Railroad Retirement Board 6,000 6,000 0 3,000
Extended Benefits 9,482 16,505 -7,023 6,145
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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 12/26/1998
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
TX -4,169 No comment.
GA -3,104 Fewer layoffs in the textile industry.
CA -2,910 No comment.
AL -2,411 Fewer layoffs in the construction, service, and textile industries.
VA -2,283 Fewer layoffs in the textile, apparel, furniture, and electrical equipment
industries.
SC -1,489 No comment.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
ND +1,010 No comment.
VT +1,012 No comment.
FL +1,115 Layoffs in the construction and service industries, and manufacturing.
NE +1,501 No comment.
CO +1,687 No comment.
MD +1,968 No comment.
MN +1,987 Layoffs in the construction and service industries, and manufacturing.
ID +2,131 No comment.
AR +2,559 No comment.
NJ +2,565 Layoffs in the transportation, trade, and service industries.
IA +6,060 Layoffs in the construction industry, and manufacturing.
MO +6,122 Layoffs in the construction and service industries.
OR +6,459 No comment.
WA +6,702 No comment.
IN +6,869 Layoffs in manufacturing.
MI +7,092 Layoffs in various industries scattered throughout the state.
MA +7,212 No comment.
OH +7,356 Layoffs in various industries scattered throughout the state.
KY +7,860 Layoffs in the apparel and rubber/plastics industries.
IL +8,098 Layoffs in the construction and service industries, and manufacturing.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
PA +10,055 Layoffs in the food, textile, primary metals, paper, stone/clay/glass, and
transportation industries, and manufacturing.
WI +14,187 Layoffs in the construction industry, and manufacturing.
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