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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending Oct. 9, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 285,000, a decrease of 29,000 from the previous week's
revised figure of 314,000. The 4-week moving average was 293,750, a decrease of
750 from the previous week's revised average of 294,500.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.8
percent for the week ending Oct. 2, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised
rate of 1.8 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending Oct. 2 was 2,199,000, an increase of 12,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,187,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,179,750, a
decrease of 6,000 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,185,750.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 273,358 in the week ending Oct. 9, an increase of 27,237
from the previous week. There were 300,862 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1998.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.4 percent during
the week ending Oct. 2, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted
number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 1,748,477, a
decrease of 16,642 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 1.4
percent and the volume was 1,724,571.
Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending
Sept. 25.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 1,995 in the week ending Oct. 2, an increase of 839 from the prior
week. There were 1,100 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease
of 38 from the preceding week.
There were 17,038 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending Sept. 25, an increase of 1,949 from the previous week.
Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 14,063, an increase of 808
from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Sept. 25 were
in Puerto Rico (5.5 percent), Alaska (3.3), California (2.2), Rhode Island
(2.2), Washington (2.2), New Jersey (2.1), Oregon (2.1), Pennsylvania (2.0),
Arkansas (1.9), Hawaii (1.9), and Nevada (1.9).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Oct. 2 were
in North Carolina (+3,358), Illinois (+2,834), Missouri (+2,096), Virginia
(+1,126), and Michigan (+1,061), while the largest decreases were in Indiana
(-2,454), Georgia (-777), New York (-452), Tennessee (-443), and Connecticut
(-354).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Oct. 9 Oct. 2 Change Sept. 25 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 285,000 314,000 -29,000 302,000 317,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 273,358 246,121 +27,237 232,486 300,862
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 293,750 294,500 -750 289,000 301,750
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Oct. 2 Sept. 25 Change Sept. 18 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,199,000 2,187,000 +12,000 2,172,000 2,177,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 1,748,477 1,765,119 -16,642 1,783,550 1,724,571
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,179,750 2,185,750 -6,000 2,187,000 2,161,500
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.8% 1.8% 0.0 1.8% 1.8%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 1.4% 1.4% 0.0 1.5% 1.4%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Oct. 2 Sept. 25 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,995 1,156 +839 2,553
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,100 1,138 -38 1,388
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Sept. 25 Sept. 18 Change Year
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Federal Employees 17,038 15,089 +1,949 17,329
Newly Discharged Veterans 14,063 13,255 +808 14,942
Railroad Retirement Board 2,000 2,000 0 2,000
Extended Benefits 0 0 0 0
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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 123,236,302 as denominator.
UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 10/02/1999
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
IN -2,454 No comment.
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
CA +1,059 No comment.
MI +1,061 Layoffs in the automobile industry.
VA +1,126 Increase due to the start of a new quarter of wage credits for benefit
purposes, as well as layoffs in the defense industry.
MO +2,096 Layoffs in the transportation industry.
IL +2,834 Layoffs in the trade and service industries, and manufacturing.
NC +3,358 Layoffs in the food, rubber/plastics, and fabricated metals industries.
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