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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending July 17, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 313,000, an increase of 4,000 from the previous week's
revised figure of 309,000. The 4-week moving average was 305,500, an increase
of 2,500 from the previous week's revised average of 303,000.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.8
percent for the week ending July 10, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised
rate of 1.8 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending July 10 was 2,195,000, a decrease of 64,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,259,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,216,000, a
decrease of 6,750 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,222,750.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 367,553 in the week ending July 17, an increase of 6,015
from the previous week. There were 364,767 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1998.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.8 percent during
the week ending July 10, an increase of 0.2 percentage point from the prior
week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state
programs totaled 2,229,651, an increase of 226,037 from the preceding week. A
year earlier, the rate was 2.0 percent and the volume was 2,408,772.
Extended benefits were available in Alaska during the week ending July
3.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 2,621 in the week ending July 10, an increase of 715 from the prior
week. There were 1,212 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase
of 43 from the preceding week.
There were 14,109 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI
benefits for the week ending July 3, an increase of 588 from the previous week.
Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 13,033, a decrease of 352
from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending July 3 were
in Puerto Rico (4.3 percent), Alaska (4.0), Rhode Island (3.0), Oregon (2.6),
Washington (2.6), Pennsylvania (2.5), New Jersey (2.4), California (2.3),
Arkansas (2.1), Hawaii (2.1), and West Virginia (2.1).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending July 10
were in Michigan (+19,355), New York (+8,756), Indiana (+8,072), Kentucky
(+5,933), and North Carolina (+3,746), while the largest decreases were in
California (-6,093), Missouri (-2,941), Massachusetts (-2,655), New Jersey
(-2,630), and Maine (-896).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING July 17 July 10 Change July 3 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 313,000 309,000 +4,000 299,000 315,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 367,553 361,538 +6,015 303,519 364,767
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 305,500 303,000 +2,500 300,500 356,750
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING July 10 July 3 Change June 26 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,195,000 2,259,000 -64,000 2,201,000 2,368,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,229,651 2,003,614 +226,037 2,033,542 2,408,772
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,216,000 2,222,750 -6,750 2,203,500 2,336,750
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.8% 1.8% 0.0 1.8% 2.0%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 1.8% 1.6% +0.2 1.7% 2.0%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING July 10 July 3 Change Year
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Federal Employees 2,621 1,906 +715 2,778
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,212 1,169 +43 1,650
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING July 3 June 26 Change Year
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Federal Employees 14,109 13,521 +588 16,904
Newly Discharged Veterans 13,033 13,385 -352 14,951
Railroad Retirement Board 2,000 2,000 0 2,000
Extended Benefits 1,437 1,541 -104 444
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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 07/10/1999
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
CA -6,093 Fewer layoffs in the service industry.
MO -2,941 Fewer layoffs in the transportation industry.
MA -2,655 Fewer layoffs in the service industry.
NJ -2,630 Fewer layoffs in the transportation, trade, and service industries.
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
TX +1,016 No comment.
MS +1,046 Layoffs in the apparel and electrical equipment industries.
GA +1,111 Layoffs in manufacturing.
OH +1,334 No comment.
PA +1,384 Layoffs in the food, transportation equipment, textile, apparel, and
rubber/plastics industries.
AZ +1,480 No comment.
SC +1,496 No comment.
IA +1,553 No comment.
PR +1,620 No comment.
AR +2,003 Layoffs in the apparel, fabricated metals, and rubber/plastics industries.
AL +2,380 Layoffs in the apparel, furniture, textile, electrical machinery, and
service industries.
WI +2,431 Layoffs in the transportation and service industries, and manufacturing.
TN +2,809 Layoffs in the food, textile, apparel, furniture, lumber/wood,
rubber/plastics, leather goods, industrial machinery, electronic equipment,
transportation equipment, trade, and service industries, and manufacturing.
NC +3,746 Layoffs in the textile and furniture industries.
KY +5,933 Layoffs in the apparel, primary metals, mining, and non-electrical
machinery industries.
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
IN +8,072 Layoffs in the paper and fabricated metals industries.
NY +8,756 No comment.
MI +19,355 Layoffs in the automobile (model changeover) industry.
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