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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending March 6, the advance figure for
seasonally adjusted initial claims was 289,000, an increase of 1,000 from the
previous week's revised figure of 288,000. The 4-week moving average was
292,250, an increase of 1,250 from the previous week's revised average of
291,000.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate
was 1.8 percent for the week ending Feb. 27, unchanged from the prior week's
unrevised rate of 1.8 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured
unemployment during the week ending Feb. 27 was 2,189,000, an increase of 2,000
from the preceding week's revised level of 2,187,000. The 4-week moving average
was 2,231,000, a decrease of 21,250 from the preceding week's revised average
of 2,252,250.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state
programs, unadjusted, totaled 294,192 in the week ending March 6, a decrease of
3,726 from the previous week. There were 305,542 initial claims in the
comparable week in 1998.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.3
percent during the week ending Feb. 27, unchanged from the prior week. The
advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs
totaled 2,744,829, a decrease of 20,158 from the preceding week. A year
earlier, the rate was 2.3 percent and the volume was 2,721,428.
Extended benefits were not available in any state during
the week ending Feb. 20.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian
employees totaled 1,046 in the week ending Feb. 27, a decrease of 83 from the
prior week. There were 1,268 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an
increase of 157 from the preceding week.
There were 18,267 former Federal civilian employees
claiming UI benefits for the week ending Feb. 20, a decrease of 2,006 from the
previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 16,502, an
increase of 92 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending
Feb. 20 were in Alaska (7.4 percent), Puerto Rico (5.8), Rhode Island (4.5),
Idaho (4.1), Washington (3.9), Oregon (3.6), California (3.5), Montana (3.4),
New Jersey (3.3), Maine (3.2), and West Virginia (3.2).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending
Feb. 27 were in New York (+9,509), Kentucky (+1,166), Pennsylvania (+1,149),
Connecticut (+1,055), and Arkansas (+940), while the largest decreases were in
Massachusetts (-3,934), Michigan (-1,769), Texas (-1,384), California (-1,124),
and Rhode Island (-1,103).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING March 6 Feb. 27 Change Feb. 20 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 289,000 288,000 +1,000 293,000 299,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 294,192 297,918 -3,726 286,080 305,542
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 292,250 291,000 +1,250 292,750 308,250
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Feb. 27 Feb. 20 Change Feb. 13 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,189,000 2,187,000 +2,000 2,287,000 2,174,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,744,829 2,764,987 -20,158 2,783,731 2,721,428
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,231,000 2,252,250 -21,250 2,259,000 2,196,500
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.8% 1.8% 0.0 1.9% 1.8%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 2.3% 2.3% 0.0 2.3% 2.3%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Feb. 27 Feb. 20 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,046 1,129 -83 1,329
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,268 1,111 +157 1,459
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Feb. 20 Feb. 13 Change Year
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Federal Employees 18,267 20,273 -2,006 22,937
Newly Discharged Veterans 16,502 16,410 +92 17,634
Railroad Retirement Board 6,000 6,000 0 5,000
Extended Benefits 1,426 2,016 -590 205
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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 02/27/1999
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
MA -3,934 Fewer layoffs in the service industry.
MI -1,769 Fewer layoffs in the automobile industry.
TX -1,384 Fewer layoffs in the apparel and transportation equipment industries.
CA -1,124 No comment.
RI -1,103 Fewer 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
CT +1,055 No comment.
PA +1,149 Layoffs in the transportation equipment, trade, food, and textile
industries.
KY +1,166 No comment.
NY +9,509 Increase due to the return to a five day workweek after a shorter
reporting period the previous week.
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