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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending Dec. 4, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 293,000, an increase of 1,000 from the previous week's
revised figure of 292,000. The 4-week moving average was 286,750, an increase
of 250 from the previous week's unrevised average of 286,500.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.7
percent for the week ending Nov. 27, a decrease 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 Nov. 27 was 2,135,000, a decrease of 59,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,194,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,133,250, an
increase of 4,000 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,129,250.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 376,945 in the week ending Dec. 4, an increase of 108,863
from the previous week. There were 421,605 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1998.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.8 percent during
the week ending Nov. 27, an increase of 0.4 percentage point from the prior
week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state
programs totaled 2,207,993, an increase of 435,416 from the preceding week. A
year earlier, the rate was 1.9 percent and the volume was 2,322,927.
Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending
Nov. 20.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 1,626 in the week ending Nov. 27, an increase of 21 from the prior
week. There were 773 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of
330 from the preceding week.
There were 18,448 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending Nov. 20, an increase of 631 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 12,578, a decrease of 911 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Nov. 20 were
in Alaska (4.9 percent), Puerto Rico (4.2), Washington (2.7), Oregon (2.5),
California (2.4), Rhode Island (2.3), Pennsylvania (2.0), Arkansas (1.9), Idaho
(1.9), and New Jersey (1.9).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Nov. 27 were
in Wisconsin (+9,887), Arkansas (+1,659), Oregon (+1,625), Texas (+1,310), and
Idaho (+929), while the largest decreases were in California (-22,463),
Michigan (-3,719), North Carolina (-3,332), Indiana (-2,719), and New York
(-2,284).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Dec. 4 Nov. 27 Change Nov. 20 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 293,000 292,000 +1,000 275,000 328,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 376,945 268,082 +108,863 309,248 421,605
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 286,750 286,500 +250 286,500 320,750
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Nov. 27 Nov. 20 Change Nov. 13 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,135,000 2,194,000 -59,000 2,035,000 2,248,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,207,993 1,772,577 +435,416 1,866,516 2,322,927
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,133,250 2,129,250 +4,000 2,113,250 2,237,250
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.7% 1.8% -0.1 1.7% 1.9%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 1.8% 1.4% +0.4 1.5% 1.9%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Nov. 27 Nov. 20 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,626 1,605 +21 1,619
Newly Discharged Veterans 773 1,103 -330 938
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Nov. 20 Nov. 13 Change Year
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Federal Employees 18,448 17,817 +631 19,185
Newly Discharged Veterans 12,578 13,489 -911 13,811
Railroad Retirement Board 3,000 3,000 0 4,000
Extended Benefits 0 0 0 4,461
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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 11/27/1999
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
CA -22,463 Decrease due to a shorter workweek (Thanksgiving Day Holiday).
MI -3,719 No comment.
NC -3,332 Fewer layoffs in the textile industry.
IN -2,719 No comment.
NY -2,284 Decrease due to a shorter workweek.
SC -2,275 No comment.
GA -2,071 Decrease due to as shorter workweek.
FL -1,991 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries,
manufacturing, and agriculture.
NJ -1,807 Fewer layoffs in the transportation, trade, and service industries.
IL -1,735 Fewer layoffs in the trade and service industries, and manufacturing.
MO -1,691 Fewer layoffs in the non-electrical machinery, trade, and service industries.
TN -1,469 Fewer layoffs in the textile, apparel, furniture, paper, lumber/wood,
rubber/plastics, and industrial machinery industries.
KY -1,377 No comment.
AL -1,110 Fewer layoffs in the service industry.
LA -1,083 No comment.
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
TX +1,310 Layoffs in the trade, service, and lumber/wood industries.
OR +1,625 No comment.
AR +1,659 Layoffs in the fabricated metals, electrical equipment, rubber/plastics, and
leather goods industries.
WI +9,887 Layoffs in the trade, service, and transportation industries.
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