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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending Sept. 11, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 288,000, a decrease of 4,000 from the previous week's
revised figure of 292,000. The 4-week moving average was 288,750, a decrease of
250 from the previous week's revised average of 289,000.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.8
percent for the week ending Sept. 4, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised
rate of 1.8 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending Sept. 4 was 2,242,000, an increase of 47,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,195,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,211,500, an
increase of 11,250 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,200,250.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 204,809 in the week ending Sept. 11, a decrease of 30,344
from the previous week. There were 217,454 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1998.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.5 percent during
the week ending Sept. 4, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the prior
week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state
programs totaled 1,833,673, a decrease of 104,373 from the preceding week. A
year earlier, the rate was 1.5 percent and the volume was 1,806,148.
Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week
ending Aug. 28.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 1,365 in the week ending Sept. 4, an increase of 350 from the prior
week. There were 1,213 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase
of 17 from the preceding week.
There were 16,616 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI
benefits for the week ending Aug. 28, an increase of 1,083 from the previous
week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 13,960, an increase
of 253 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Aug. 28 were
in Puerto Rico (5.9 percent), Alaska (3.4), Rhode Island (2.9), New Jersey
(2.6), Washington (2.5), Pennsylvania (2.4), California (2.3), Oregon (2.3),
Arkansas (2.1), Connecticut (2.0), Hawaii (2.0), and Massachusetts (2.0).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Sept. 4
were in Texas (+2,632), California (+2,554), Missouri (+1,651), Kentucky
(+1,574), and Tennessee (+1,418), while the largest decreases were in New York
(-1,767), North Carolina (-675), Virginia (-482), Mississippi (-419), and
Georgia (-393).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Sept. 11 Sept. 4 Change Aug. 28 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 288,000 292,000 -4,000 290,000 304,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 204,809 235,153 -30,344 219,278 217,454
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 288,750 289,000 -250 286,750 306,750
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Sept. 4 Aug. 28 Change Aug. 21 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,242,000 2,195,000 +47,000 2,219,000 2,194,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 1,833,673 1,938,046 -104,373 1,981,518 1,806,148
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,211,500 2,200,250 +11,250 2,191,000 2,213,500
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.8% 1.8% 0.0 1.8% 1.8%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 1.5% 1.6% -0.1 1.6% 1.5%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Sept. 4 Aug. 28 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,365 1,015 +350 1,530
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,213 1,196 +17 1,504
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Aug. 28 Aug. 21 Change Year
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Federal Employees 16,616 15,533 +1,083 16,946
Newly Discharged Veterans 13,960 13,707 +253 15,136
Railroad Retirement Board 2,000 2,000 0 2,000
Extended Benefits 0 0 0 23
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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 09/04/1999
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
NY -1,767 No comment.
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
PA +1,072 Layoffs in the construction, lumber/wood, machinery, and transportation
equipment industries.
IL +1,205 Layoffs in the trade and service industries, and manufacturing.
WI +1,225 Layoffs in the construction and service industries, and manufacturing.
TN +1,418 Layoffs in the apparel, fabricated metals, trade, service, scientific
instruments, and industrial machinery industries.
KY +1,574 No comment.
MO +1,651 Layoffs in the transportation industry.
CA +2,554 Layoffs in the construction industry.
TX +2,632 Layoffs in the apparel, lumber/wood, leather goods, non-electrical machinery,
trade, and service industries.
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