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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending Nov. 16, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 344,000, an increase of 17,000 from the previous week's
revised figure of 327,000. The 4-week moving average was 336,250, an increase
of 6,250 from the previous week's revised average of 330,000.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.2
percent for the week ending Nov. 9, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised
rate of 2.2 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending Nov. 9 was 2,499,000, an increase of 19,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,480,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,473,250, an
increase of 17,750 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,455,500.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 329,154 in the week ending Nov. 16, a decrease of 8,915
from the previous week. There were 425,889 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1995.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9 percent during
the week ending Nov. 9, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from the prior
week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state
programs totaled 2,119,120, an increase of 35,859 from the preceding week. A
year earlier, the rate was 2.2 percent and the volume was 2,422,640.
Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending
Nov. 2.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 2,337 in the week ending Nov. 9, an increase of 45 from the prior week.
There were 2,030 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase of
134 from the preceding week.
There were 27,305 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending Nov. 2, a decrease of 1,952 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 23,020, a decrease of 299 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Nov. 2 were in
Alaska (5.2 percent), Puerto Rico (4.8), California (3.1), Rhode Island (3.0),
Washington (2.9), Oregon (2.7), Hawaii (2.6), Arkansas (2.5), New Jersey (2.5),
and Pennsylvania (2.5).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Nov. 9 were
in California (+3,941), New York (+2,668), North Carolina (+2,547),
Pennsylvania (+2,016), and Michigan (+1,822), while the largest decreases were
in South Carolina (-993), Arkansas (-818), Oklahoma (-778), Texas (-636), and
Wisconsin (-590).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Nov. 16 Nov. 9 Change Nov. 2 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 344,000 327,000 +17,000 332,000 379,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 329,154 338,069 -8,915 320,265 425,889
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 336,250 330,000 +6,250 333,750 376,250
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Nov. 9 Nov. 2 Change Oct. 26 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,499,000 2,480,000 +19,000 2,480,000 2,670,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,119,120 2,083,261 +35,859 2,063,053 2,422,640
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,473,250 2,455,500 +17,750 2,462,750 2,677,500
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA) 2.2% 2.2% 0.0 2.2% 2.4%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA) 1.9% 1.8% +0.1 1.8% 2.2%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Nov. 9 Nov. 2 Change Year
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Federal Employees 2,337 2,292 +45 2,668
Newly Discharged Veterans 2,030 1,896 +134 2,208
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Nov. 2 Oct. 26 Change Year
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Federal Employees 27,305 29,257 -1,952 30,283
Newly Discharged Veterans 23,020 23,319 -299 26,364
Railroad Retirement Board 4,000 4,000 0 5,000
Extended Benefits 85 104 -19 12,431
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FOOTNOTES
SA - Seasonally Adjusted Data
NSA - Not Seasonally Adjusted Data
1 - Prior year is comparable to most recent data.
UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 11/09/1996
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
None
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
WA +1,060 No comment.
MN +1,092 Seasonal layoffs in all industries.
LA +1,697 Layoffs in the automobile industry, an indirect effect of the General
Motors strike in Canada.
MI +1,822 Layoffs in the automobile industry.
PA +2,016 Layoffs in the food, construction, and service industries.
NC +2,547 Layoffs in the transportation equipment industry.
NY +2,668 No comment.
CA +3,941 Layoffs in agriculture.
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