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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending July 10, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 310,000, an increase of 11,000 from the previous week's
revised figure of 299,000. The 4-week moving average was 303,250, an increase
of 2,750 from the previous week's revised average of 300,500.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9
percent for the week ending July 3, 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 July 3 was 2,279,000, an increase of 75,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,204,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,228,500, an
increase of 24,250 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,204,250.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 362,132 in the week ending July 10, an increase of 58,721
from the previous week. There were 428,977 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1998.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.7 percent during
the week ending July 3, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted
number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,021,419, a
decrease of 14,814 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 1.9
percent and the volume was 2,258,033.
Extended benefits were available in Alaska during the week ending June
26.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 1,850 in the week ending July 3, an increase of 285 from the prior
week. There were 1,162 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase
of 11 from the preceding week.
There were 13,696 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI
benefits for the week ending June 26, an increase of 48 from the previous week.
Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 13,695, an increase of 351
from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending June 26 were
in Puerto Rico (5.2 percent), Alaska (4.3), Rhode Island (2.8), Washington
(2.7), California (2.6), Oregon (2.5), Pennsylvania (2.5), New Jersey (2.3),
Arkansas (2.2), and Hawaii (2.2).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending July 3 were
in Missouri (+5,457), New York (+3,921), California (+3,448), Michigan
(+3,294), and Wisconsin (+2,299), while the largest decreases were in Florida
(-1,172), Washington (-927), South Carolina (-597), New Hampshire (-527), and
Maryland (-400).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING July 10 July 3 Change June 26 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 310,000 299,000 +11,000 301,000 339,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 362,132 303,411 +58,721 269,755 428,977
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 303,250 300,500 +2,750 307,250 368,500
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING July 3 June 26 Change June 19 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,279,000 2,204,000 +75,000 2,209,000 2,379,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,021,419 2,036,233 -14,814 1,990,497 2,258,033
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,228,500 2,204,250 +24,250 2,199,250 2,286,000
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.9% 1.8% +0.1 1.8% 2.0%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 1.7% 1.7% 0.0 1.6% 1.9%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING July 3 June 26 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,850 1,565 +285 2,394
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,162 1,151 +11 1,385
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING June 26 June 19 Change Year
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Federal Employees 13,696 13,648 +48 15,206
Newly Discharged Veterans 13,695 13,344 +351 14,081
Railroad Retirement Board 2,000 2,000 0 2,000
Extended Benefits 1,540 1,659 -119 3,048
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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 122,416,389 as denominator.
UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 07/03/1999
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
FL -1,172 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries, and
agriculture.
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
NC +1,009 Layoffs in the electrical equipment industry.
PR +1,252 No comment.
TN +1,309 Layoffs in the food, apparel, rubber/plastics, lumber/wood, trade,
service, and electronic equipment industries.
PA +1,425 Layoffs in the stone/clay/glass, machinery, primary metals, fabricated
metals, and transportation equipment industries.
VA +1,509 Layoffs in the fabricated metals, textile, apparel, furniture, and
transportation equipment industries.
IL +1,712 Layoffs in the trade and service industries, and manufacturing.
MA +2,245 Layoffs in the service industry.
WI +2,299 Layoffs in the service industry, and manufacturing.
MI +3,294 Layoffs for model changeover in the automobile industry.
CA +3,448 Layoffs in the service industry, and agriculture.
NY +3,921 Layoffs in the service industry.
MO +5,457 Layoffs in the automobile (model changeover) and transportation
industries.
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