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For more information call: (202) 219-6871
In the week ending April 17, the advance figure for
seasonally adjusted initial claims was 314,000, a decrease of 5,000 from the
previous week's revised figure of 319,000. The 4-week moving average was
306,250, an increase of 4,750 from the previous week's revised average of
301,500.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate
was 1.9 percent for the week ending April 10, an increase of 0.1 percentage
point from the prior week's unrevised rate of 1.8 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured
unemployment during the week ending April 10 was 2,251,000, an increase of
38,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,213,000. The 4-week moving
average was 2,197,250, an increase of 16,250 from the preceding week's revised
average of 2,181,000.
The advance number of actual initial claims under state
programs, unadjusted, totaled 286,664 in the week ending April 17, a decrease
of 40,663 from the previous week. There were 288,059 initial claims in the
comparable week in 1998.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.0
percent during the week ending April 10, unchanged from the prior week. The
advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs
totaled 2,426,177, a decrease of 3,714 from the preceding week. A year earlier,
the rate was 2.0 percent and the volume was 2,334,635.
Extended benefits were available in Alaska during the week
ending April 3.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian
employees totaled 1,472 in the week ending April 10, an increase of 396 from
the prior week. There were 1,231 initial claims by newly discharged veterans,
an increase of 117 from the preceding week.
There were 15,592 former Federal civilian employees
claiming UI benefits for the week ending April 3, a decrease of 1,143 from the
previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 15,370, an
increase of 505 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending
April 3 were in Alaska (6.7 percent), Puerto Rico (6.5), California (3.3),
Rhode Island (3.3), Washington (3.3), Idaho (3.1), Oregon (3.1), New Jersey
(2.9), Pennsylvania (2.7), and West Virginia (2.7).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending
April 10 were in Pennsylvania (+5,683), New York (+5,270), North Carolina
(+4,417), New Jersey (+3,880), and Tennessee (+3,867), while the largest
decreases were in Minnesota (-386), Iowa (-294), Utah (-168), New Hampshire
(-136), and Maine (-131).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 17 April 10 Change April 3 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 314,000 319,000 -5,000 303,000 315,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 286,664 327,327 -40,663 263,516 288,059
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 306,250 301,500 +4,750 296,500 308,250
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 10 April 3 Change March 27 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,251,000 2,213,000 +38,000 2,138,000 2,163,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,426,177 2,429,891 -3,714 2,452,286 2,334,635
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,197,250 2,181,000 +16,250 2,172,000 2,155,250
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.9% 1.8% +0.1 1.8% 1.8%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 2.0% 2.0% 0.0 2.0% 2.0%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 10 April 3 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,472 1,076 +396 1,445
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,231 1,114 +117 1,338
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 3 March 27 Change Year
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Federal Employees 15,592 16,735 -1,143 18,621
Newly Discharged Veterans 15,370 14,865 +505 15,573
Railroad Retirement Board 4,000 4,000 0 3,000
Extended Benefits 3,957 2,076 +1,881 11,910
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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 121,608,167 as denominator.
UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 04/10/1999
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
None
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
AR +1,153 Layoffs in the leather goods and transportation equipment industries.
NV +1,175 Layoffs in the service industry.
MD +1,252 Layoffs in the electrical equipment, food, industrial machinery, and
trade industries.
OH +1,374 No comment.
LA +1,398 No comment.
CT +1,472 No comment.
SC +1,516 No comment.
KY +1,801 No comment.
FL +1,978 Layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries, and
agriculture.
WI +2,075 Layoffs in the construction, trade, service , and transportation
industries, and manufacturing.
WA +2,251 No comment.
AL +2,487 Layoffs in the apparel and service industries.
AZ +2,488 No comment.
PR +2,553 No comment.
CA +3,159 No comment.
TX +3,170 Layoffs in the rubber/plastics industry.
TN +3,867 Layoffs in the apparel, furniture, fabricated metals, service, and
transportation equipment industries.
NJ +3,880 Layoffs in the service and transportation industries.
NC +4,417 Layoffs in the textile industry.
NY +5,270 No comment.
PA +5,683 Layoffs in the scientific instruments, electrical equipment,
stone/clay/glass, rubber/plastics, trade, service, and machinery
industries, and manufacturing.
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