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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending Jan. 16, the advance figure for
seasonally adjusted initial claims was 346,000, a decrease of 14,000 from the
previous week's revised figure of 360,000. The 4-week moving average was
358,500, an increase of 14,250 from the previous week's revised average of
344,250.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate
was 1.9 percent for the week ending Jan. 9, unchanged from the prior week's
unrevised rate of 1.9 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured
unemployment during the week ending Jan. 9 was 2,248,000, a decrease of 105,000
from the preceding week's revised level of 2,353,000. The 4-week moving average
was 2,283,500, an increase of 8,500 from the preceding week's revised average
of 2,275,000.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state
programs, unadjusted, totaled 562,101 in the week ending Jan. 16, a decrease of
151,512 from the previous week. There were 512,620 initial claims in the
comparable week in 1998.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.4
percent during the week ending Jan. 9, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from
the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits
in state programs totaled 2,897,497, a decrease of 168,426 from the preceding
week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.4 percent and the volume was 2,875,871.
Extended benefits were available in Puerto Rico during the
week ending Jan. 2.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian
employees totaled 3,076 in the week ending Jan. 9, an increase of 1,811 from
the prior week. There were 1,700 initial claims by newly discharged veterans,
an increase of 566 from the preceding week.
There were 22,988 former Federal civilian employees
claiming UI benefits for the week ending Jan. 2, an increase of 3,233 from the
previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 16,269, an
increase of 800 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending
Jan. 2 were in Alaska (6.6 percent), Puerto Rico (5.0), Rhode Island (5.0),
Idaho (4.2), Washington (4.2), Arkansas (4.1), Oregon (4.1), Montana (3.8),
Pennsylvania (3.8), and West Virginia (3.8).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending
Jan. 9 were in North Carolina (+33,640), California (+17,289), Tennessee
(+15,954), Alabama (+14,912), and Ohio (+12,965), while the largest decreases
were in Massachusetts (-2,294), Wisconsin (-2,091), New Hampshire (-1,302),
Kentucky (-702), and Nebraska (-184).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Jan. 16 Jan. 9 Change Jan. 2 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 346,000 360,000 -14,000 356,000 324,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 562,101 713,613 -151,512 508,983 512,620
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 358,500 344,250 +14,250 329,250 327,000
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Jan. 9 Jan. 2 Change Dec. 26 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,248,000 2,353,000 -105,000 2,321,000 2,249,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,897,497 3,065,923 -168,426 2,485,965 2,875,871
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,283,500 2,275,000 +8,500 2,247,750 2,310,250
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.9% 1.9% 0.0 1.9% 1.9%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 2.4% 2.5% -0.1 2.1% 2.4%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Jan. 9 Jan. 2 Change Year
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Federal Employees 3,076 1,265 +1,811 3,667
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,700 1,134 +566 2,020
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Jan. 2 Dec. 26 Change Year
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Federal Employees 22,988 19,755 +3,233 29,471
Newly Discharged Veterans 16,269 15,469 +800 18,479
Railroad Retirement Board 4,000 4,000 0 4,000
Extended Benefits 15,978 9,861 +6,117 1,011
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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 120,868,620 as denominator.
UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 01/09/1999
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
MA -2,294 No comment.
WI -2,091 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and transportation
industries, and manufacturing.
NH -1,302 No comment.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
OR +1,003 No comment.
KS +1,090 No comment.
NV +1,094 Increase due to the return to a five day workweek after a shorter reporting
period the previous week.
ND +1,181 Increase due to the start of a new quarter of wage credits for benefit
purposes.
NM +1,255 No comment.
AK +1,345 No comment.
MT +1,351 No comment.
AR +1,435 Increase due to the start of a new quarter of wage credits for benefit
purposes.
IA +1,515 No comment.
AZ +1,658 No comment.
CO +2,552 No comment.
LA +3,001 No comment.
MO +3,054 Layoffs in the construction and service industries.
NY +3,452 No comment.
WV +3,984 No comment.
MI +4,664 No comment.
MS +4,679 Layoffs in the textile, apparel, furniture, electrical equipment,
transportation equipment, non-electrical machinery, and lumber/wood industries.
FL +5,067 Layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries, manufacturing, and
agriculture.
NJ +5,326 Increase due to the return to a five day workweek, as well as layoffs in the
construction, trade, and service industries.
CT +5,658 Layoffs in the service industry, manufacturing, and agriculture.
SC +6,502 Layoffs in the oil/gas, stone/clay/glass, apparel, trade, and service
industries.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
TX +8,638 Layoffs in the apparel, trade, service, oil/gas, and stone/clay/glass
industries.
VA +8,777 Layoffs in the textile, chemical, and non-electrical machinery industries.
GA +9,781 Layoffs in the textile, carpets/rugs, and electrical equipment industries, and
manufacturing.
IL +10,465 Layoffs in the construction and service industries, and manufacturing.
PA +11,514 Layoffs in the construction, furniture, paper, printing/publishing, scientific
instruments, and service industries.
OH +12,965 Layoffs in various industries scattered throughout the state.
AL +14,912 Layoffs in the textile, apparel, lumber/wood, and service industries.
TN +15,954 Layoffs in the construction, trade, service, food, tobacco, textile, apparel,
furniture, leather goods, lumber/wood, rubber/plastics, fabricated metals,
industrial machinery, electrical equipment, and transportation equipment
industries.
CA +17,289 Increase due to the return to a five day workweek.
NC +33,640 Layoffs in the construction, trade, service, tobacco, textile, apparel,
furniture, transportation equipment, and non-electrical machinery industries,
and manufacturing.
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