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Archived News Release--Caution: information may be out of date. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR ETA Press Release: Unemployment Insurance Weekly
Claims Report [02/18/1999] For more information call: (202) 219-6871
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATAIn the week ending Feb. 13, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 288,000, an increase of 4,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 284,000. The 4-week moving average was 292,000, a decrease of 6,750 from the previous week's revised average of 298,750. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9 percent for the week ending Feb. 6, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised rate of 1.9 percent. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending Feb. 6 was 2,262,000, a decrease of 12,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,274,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,270,750, an increase of 4,250 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,266,500. UNADJUSTED DATAThe advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 309,133 in the week ending Feb. 13, a decrease of 35,490 from the previous week. There were 328,354 initial claims in the comparable week in 1998. The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.3 percent during the week ending Feb. 6, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,760,091, a decrease of 94,256 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.3 percent and the volume was 2,719,452. Extended benefits were available in Puerto Rico during the week ending Jan. 30. Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 1,664 in the week ending Feb. 6, an increase of 53 from the prior week. There were 1,535 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase of 125 from the preceding week. There were 21,523 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending Jan. 30, an increase of 1,671 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 16,825, a decrease of 62 from the prior week. The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Jan. 30 were in Alaska (7.0 percent), Puerto Rico (6.6), Rhode Island (4.3), Idaho (4.1), West Virginia (3.9), Washington (3.8), Pennsylvania (3.7), Oregon (3.6), California (3.3), and Montana (3.3). The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Feb. 6 were in California (+11,537), Texas (+995), Washington (+374), Kentucky (+324), and Wisconsin (+277), while the largest decreases were in Georgia (-2,874), Pennsylvania (-1,839), Tennessee (-1,782), Rhode Island (-1,107), and Maine (-1,025).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Feb. 13 Feb. 6 Change Jan. 30 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 288,000 284,000 +4,000 295,000 310,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 309,133 344,623 -35,490 349,835 328,354
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 292,000 298,750 -6,750 317,250 304,250
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Feb. 6 Jan. 30 Change Jan. 23 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,262,000 2,274,000 -12,000 2,214,000 2,229,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,760,091 2,854,347 -94,256 2,802,827 2,719,452
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,270,750 2,266,500 +4,250 2,282,250 2,230,500
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.9% 1.9% 0.0 1.8% 1.9%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 2.3% 2.4% -0.1 2.3% 2.3%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Feb. 6 Jan. 30 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,664 1,611 +53 1,796
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,535 1,410 +125 1,732
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Jan. 30 Jan. 23 Change Year
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Federal Employees 21,523 19,852 +1,671 26,752
Newly Discharged Veterans 16,825 16,887 -62 17,892
Railroad Retirement Board 7,000 7,000 0 5,000
Extended Benefits 20,424 24,604 -4,180 164
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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 02/06/1999
-STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
GA -2,874 Fewer layoffs in the textile and carpets/rugs industries.
PA -1,839 Fewer layoffs in the food, textile, furniture, rubber/plastics, boot/shoe,
leather goods, fabricated metals, and transportation equipment industries.
TN -1,782 Fewer layoffs in the food, apparel, furniture, rubber/plastics,
stone/clay/glass, transportation equipment, trade, and service industries.
RI -1,107 Fewer layoffs in the service industry, and manufacturing.
ME -1,025 Fewer layoffs in manufacturing.
CT -1,020 No comment.
NC -1,017 No comment.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
CA +11,537 Layoffs in the food and service industries, and agriculture.
ATTACHMENT
WEEKLY UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA, (ADJUSTED CLAIMS DATA IN THOUSANDS)
YEAR MONTH DAY INITIAL CLAIMS CONTINUED CLAIMS COVERED
ADJUSTED
ACTUAL FACTOR ADJUSTED ACTUAL FACTOR ADJUSTED EMPLOYMENT RATE
1999 1 2 508,983 143.7 354 3,066,316 131.2 2,337 120,868,620 1.9
1999 1 9 713,805 199.6 358 2,891,822 128.8 2,245 120,868,620 1.9
1999 1 16 514,082 163.0 315 2,862,950 122.7 2,333 120,868,620 1.9
1999 1 23 364,737 121.3 301 2,802,827 126.6 2,214 120,868,620 1.8
1999 1 30 349,835 118.7 295 2,854,347 125.5 2,274 120,868,620
1999 2 6 344,623 121.3 284 122.0
1999 2 13 107.4 121.7
1999 2 20 97.5 126.4
1999 2 27 103.3 125.4
1999 3 6 101.8 121.4
1999 3 13 96.9 120.7
1999 3 20 93.5 116.6
1999 3 27 90.1 114.7
1999 4 3 87.1 109.8
1999 4 10 102.7 107.8
1999 4 17 91.4 104.4
1999 4 24 88.6 101.6
1999 5 1 83.3 97.2
1999 5 8 88.1 95.9
1999 5 15 83.6 94.5
1999 5 22 83.3 89.7
1999 5 29 84.1 90.3
1999 6 5 78.9 91.8
1999 6 12 89.5 90.8
1999 6 19 88.3 90.1
1999 6 26 89.7 92.4
1999 7 3 101.5 88.7
1999 7 10 117.0 101.6
1999 7 17 117.3 98.1
1999 7 24 107.1 96.2
1999 7 31 90.6 96.0
1999 8 7 91.8 93.5
1999 8 14 82.0 92.5
1999 8 21 79.4 89.3
1999 8 28 75.6 88.3
1999 9 4 80.6 81.8
1999 9 11 71.2 85.9
1999 9 18 80.0 82.1
1999 9 25 77.0 80.7
1999 10 2 78.4 79.5
1999 10 9 95.8 77.9
1999 10 16 80.3 83.7
1999 10 23 89.8 81.5
1999 10 30 88.4 84.0
1999 11 6 101.9 81.1
1999 11 13 91.5 91.7
1999 11 20 112.3 80.8
1999 11 27 91.9 103.4
1999 12 4 128.5 97.7
1999 12 11 120.1 102.7
1999 12 18 116.3 97.3
1999 12 25 137.2 104.0
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