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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending May 1, the advance figure for seasonally
adjusted initial claims was 301,000, an increase of 6,000 from the previous
week's revised figure of 295,000. The 4-week moving average was 307,000, a
decrease of 500 from the previous week's unrevised average of 307,500.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate
was 1.8 percent for the week ending April 24, unchanged from the prior week's
unrevised rate of 1.8 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured
unemployment during the week ending April 24 was 2,161,000, a decrease of
19,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,180,000. The 4-week moving
average was 2,186,750, an increase of 5,750 from the preceding week's revised
average of 2,181,000.
The advance number of actual initial claims under state
programs, unadjusted, totaled 250,683 in the week ending May 1, a decrease of
10,615 from the previous week. There were 261,089 initial claims in the
comparable week in 1998.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.8
percent during the week ending April 24, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point
from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI
benefits in state programs totaled 2,195,773, a decrease of 80,387 from the
preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 1.8 percent and the volume was
2,150,162.
Extended benefits were available in Alaska during the week
ending April 17.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian
employees totaled 1,068 in the week ending April 24, a decrease of 110 from the
prior week. There were 1,003 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a
decrease of 76 from the preceding week.
There were 15,018 former Federal civilian employees
claiming UI benefits for the week ending April 17, a decrease of 667 from the
previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 15,163, an
increase of 563 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending
April 17 were in Alaska (6.5 percent), Puerto Rico (5.1), California (3.2),
Washington (3.2), Oregon (3.0), Rhode Island (2.9), Idaho (2.7), New Jersey
(2.7), West Virginia (2.6), Montana (2.5), and Pennsylvania (2.5).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending
April 24 were in Massachusetts (+4,639), Rhode Island (+1,161), Illinois
(+1,099), Mississippi (+573), and Kentucky (+503), while the largest decreases
were in New York (-8,563), California (-4,117), North Carolina (-2,704), Ohio
(-2,315), and Tennessee (-1,885).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING May 1 April 24 Change April 17 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 301,000 295,000 +6,000 313,000 310,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 250,683 261,298 -10,615 286,018 261,089
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 307,000 307,500 -500 306,000 311,250
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 24 April 17 Change April 10 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,161,000 2,180,000 -19,000 2,197,000 2,120,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,195,773 2,276,160 -80,387 2,368,861 2,150,162
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,186,750 2,181,000 +5,750 2,182,750 2,139,250
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.8% 1.8% 0.0 1.8% 1.8%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 1.8% 1.9% -0.1 1.9% 1.8%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 24 April 17 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,068 1,178 -110 1,205
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,003 1,079 -76 1,286
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 17 April 10 Change Year
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Federal Employees 15,018 15,685 -667 17,476
Newly Discharged Veterans 15,163 14,600 +563 15,484
Railroad Retirement Board 4,000 4,000 0 3,000
Extended Benefits 3,862 2,323 +1,539 15,248
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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 04/24/1999
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
NY -8,563 No comment.
CA -4,117 Fewer layoffs in agriculture.
NC -2,704 Fewer layoffs in the apparel industry.
OH -2,315 No comment.
TN -1,885 Fewer layoffs in the textile, apparel, industrial machinery,
electrical equipment, transportation, and rubber/plastics
industries.
PA -1,706 Fewer layoffs in the apparel, leather goods, primary metals,
furniture, electrical equipment, and boot/shoe industries.
GA -1,296 No comment.
AL -1,291 Fewer layoffs in the textile and food industries.
PR -1,258 No comment.
WA -1,015 No comment.
MI -1,009 No comment.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
IL +1,099 Layoffs in the trade and service industries, and manufacturing.
RI +1,161 Layoffs in the service industry, and manufacturing.
MA +4,639 Layoffs in the service industry.
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