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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending June 26, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 299,000, a decrease of 5,000 from the previous week's
revised figure of 304,000. The 4-week moving average was 307,000, a decrease of
2,750 from the previous week's revised average of 309,750.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.8
percent for the week ending June 19, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised
rate of 1.8 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending June 19 was 2,223,000, an increase of 3,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,220,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,202,250, an
increase of 500 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,201,750.
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 268,305 in the week ending June 26, a decrease of 445 from
the previous week. There were 348,842 initial claims in the comparable week in
1998.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.6 percent during
the week ending June 19, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the prior
week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state
programs totaled 2,002,784, a decrease of 12,876 from the preceding week. A
year earlier, the rate was 1.7 percent and the volume was 1,987,087.
Extended benefits were available in Alaska during the week ending June
12.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 1,239 in the week ending June 19, a decrease of 449 from the prior
week. There were 1,127 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase
of 20 from the preceding week.
There were 13,554 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending June 12, an increase of 519 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 13,800, an increase of 361 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending June 12 were
in Puerto Rico (5.4 percent), Alaska (4.6), Washington (2.8), California (2.6),
Oregon (2.5), Rhode Island (2.5), Arkansas (2.3), Hawaii (2.3), Pennsylvania
(2.3), New Jersey (2.2), and West Virginia (2.2).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending June 19 were
in California (+3,122), Illinois (+2,774), New Jersey (+1,816), Pennsylvania
(+1,343), and Maryland (+1,013), while the largest decreases were in Tennessee
(-2,521), North Carolina (-1,581), Georgia (-1,489), New York (-1,454), and
Missouri (-1,449).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING June 26 June 19 Change June 12 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 299,000 304,000 -5,000 299,000 387,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 268,305 268,750 -445 267,582 348,842
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 307,000 309,750 -2,750 309,000 349,250
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING June 19 June 12 Change June 5 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,223,000 2,220,000 +3,000 2,182,000 2,206,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,002,784 2,015,660 -12,876 2,002,752 1,987,087
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,202,250 2,201,750 +500 2,193,500 2,155,250
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.8% 1.8% 0.0 1.8% 1.9%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 1.6% 1.7% -0.1 1.6% 1.7%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING June 19 June 12 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,239 1,688 -449 1,419
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,127 1,107 +20 1,413
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING June 12 June 5 Change Year
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Federal Employees 13,554 13,035 +519 15,370
Newly Discharged Veterans 13,800 13,439 +361 14,321
Railroad Retirement Board 2,000 2,000 0 2,000
Extended Benefits 1,749 1,884 -135 20,760
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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 06/19/1999
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
TN -2,521 Fewer layoffs in the printing/publishing, trade, service, fabricated
metals, industrial machinery, and transportation industries.
NC -1,581 Fewer layoffs in the textile industry.
GA -1,489 Fewer layoffs in the textile industry.
NY -1,454 No comment.
MO -1,449 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries.
PR -1,397 No comment.
MI -1,144 Fewer layoffs in the automobile industry.
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
MD +1,013 Layoffs in the electrical equipment and service industries.
PA +1,343 Layoffs in the transportation, primary metals, furniture, and trade
industries.
NJ +1,816 Layoffs in the trade, service, and transportation industries.
IL +2,774 Layoffs in the trade and service industries, and manufacturing.
CA +3,122 Layoffs in the service industry.
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