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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending Oct. 5, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 319,000, a decrease of 22,000 from the previous week's
revised figure of 341,000. The 4-week moving average was 332,250, a decrease of
2,500 from the previous week's revised average of 334,750.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.2
percent for the week ending Sept. 28, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised
rate of 2.2 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending Sept. 28 was 2,501,000, an increase of 47,000 from the
preceding week's revised level of 2,454,000. The 4-week moving average was
2,462,000, a decrease of 21,500 from the preceding week's revised average of
2,483,500.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 288,951 in the week ending Oct. 5, an increase of 27,686
from the previous week. There were 345,311 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1995.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.8 percent during
the week ending Sept. 28, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted
number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,003,657, a
decrease of 15,679 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 1.9
percent and the volume was 2,092,237.
Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending
Sept. 21.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 1,886 in the week ending Sept. 28, a decrease of 179 from the prior
week. There were 2,209 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease
of 74 from the preceding week.
There were 25,270 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending Sept. 21, a decrease of 1,895 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 22,836, a decrease of 227 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Sept. 21 were
in Puerto Rico (7.0 percent), Alaska (3.4), Rhode Island (3.1), California
(3.0), Hawaii (2.6), New Jersey (2.6), Washington (2.6), Oregon (2.4),
Pennsylvania (2.4), and Arkansas (2.3).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Sept. 28
were in Tennessee (+1,381), Michigan (+883), Oklahoma (+747), Illinois and Iowa
(+697), while the largest decreases were in North Carolina (-4,591), Puerto
Rico (-3,574), Georgia (-1,550), Florida (-1,205), and South Carolina (-1,098).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Oct. 5 Sept. 28 Change Sept. 21 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 319,000 341,000 -22,000 340,000 360,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 288,951 261,265 +27,686 273,215 345,311
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 332,250 334,750 -2,500 328,750 355,500
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Sept. 28 Sept. 21 Change Sept. 14 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,501,000 2,454,000 +47,000 2,489,000 2,618,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,003,657 2,019,336 -15,679 2,077,953 2,092,237
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,462,000 2,483,500 -21,500 2,496,500 2,630,000
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA) 2.2% 2.2% 0.0 2.2% 2.4%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA) 1.8% 1.8% 0.0 1.8% 1.9%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Sept. 28 Sept. 21 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,886 2,065 -179 2,455
Newly Discharged Veterans 2,209 2,283 -74 2,306
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Sept. 21 Sept. 14 Change Year
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Federal Employees 25,270 27,165 -1,895 27,927
Newly Discharged Veterans 22,836 23,063 -227 28,012
Railroad Retirement Board 4,000 4,000 0 4,000
Extended Benefits 163 230 -67 11,703
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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 09/28/1996
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OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
NC -4,591 Fewer layoffs in the construction and textile industries.
PR -3,574 No comment.
GA -1,550 Fewer layoffs in the textile and food industries.
FL -1,205 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and service
industries, manufacturing, and agriculture.
SC -1,098 Fewer layoffs in the food industry.
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
TN +1,381 Layoffs in the food, apparel, furniture, paper,
fabricated metals, industrial machinery, and electronic
equipment industries.
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