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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending Aug. 3, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 318,000, an increase of 24,000 from the previous week's
revised figure of 294,000. The 4-week moving average was 325,000, a decrease of
13,000 from the previous week's revised average of 338,000.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.3
percent for the week ending July 27, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from
the prior week's unrevised rate of 2.2 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending July 27 was 2,576,000, an increase of 33,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,543,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,563,500, a
decrease of 13,750 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,577,250.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 290,633 in the week ending Aug. 3, a decrease of 4,161 from
the previous week. There were 310,703 initial claims in the comparable week in
1995.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.1 percent during
the week ending July 27, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted
number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,434,700, a
decrease of 1,542 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.2
percent and the volume was 2,474,244.
Extended benefits were available in Puerto Rico during the week ending
July 20.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 2,487 in the week ending July 27, a decrease of 73 from the prior week.
There were 2,173 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of 117
from the preceding week.
There were 29,500 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI
benefits for the week ending July 20, an increase of 2,734 from the previous
week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 23,208, an increase
of 180 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending July 20 were
in Puerto Rico (6.0 percent), Rhode Island (4.2), Alaska (3.8), California
(3.3), Hawaii (3.2), New Jersey (3.2), Pennsylvania (3.1), Washington (3.1),
Oregon (2.9), and Connecticut (2.7).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending July 27
were in Delaware (+1,038), California (+344), Idaho (+285), Alaska (+52), and
North Dakota (+16), while the largest decreases were in Tennessee (-9,813),
North Carolina (-8,278), Michigan (-5,861), Alabama (-5,582), and Ohio
(-4,517).
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Aug. 3 July 27 Change July 20 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 318,000 294,000 +24,000 321,000 335,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 290,633 294,794 -4,161 360,395 310,703
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 325,000 338,000 -13,000 352,250 360,000
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING July 27 July 20 Change July 13 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,576,000 2,543,000 +33,000 2,575,000 2,617,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,434,700 2,436,242 -1,542 2,554,691 2,474,244
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,563,500 2,577,250 -13,750 2,584,000 2,687,250
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA) 2.3% 2.2% +0.1 2.3% 2.4%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA) 2.1% 2.1% 0.0 2.3% 2.2%
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
Prior1
WEEK ENDING July 27 July 20 Change Year
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Federal Employees 2,487 2,560 -73 2,337
Newly Discharged Veterans 2,173 2,290 -117 2,852
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
Prior1
WEEK ENDING July 20 July 13 Change Year
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Federal Employees 29,500 26,766 +2,734 29,141
Newly Discharged Veterans 23,208 23,028 +180 29,213
Railroad Retirement Board 4,000 4,000 0 4,000
Extended Benefits 12,484 14,538 -2,054 10,333
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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 07/27/1996
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
TN -9,813 Fewer layoffs in the food, textile, apparel,
furniture, lumber, wood products, rubber, plastics,
leather goods, fabricated metals, industrial
machinery, electrical equipment, transportation
equipment, and service industries, and
manufacturing.
NC -8,278 Fewer layoffs in the textile, apparel, electrical
equipment, and transportation equipment industries.
MI -5,861 Fewer layoffs in various industries scattered
throughout the state.
AL -5,582 Fewer layoffs in the textile and apparel industries.
OH -4,517 No comment.
IL -3,773 Fewer layoffs in the trade and service industries,
and manufacturing.
PA -3,067 Fewer layoffs in the machinery, electrical
equipment, transportation equipment, and apparel
industries, and manufacturing.
SC -2,695 Fewer layoffs in the textile industry.
NY -2,525 No comment.
MO -2,263 Fewer layoffs in the apparel and transportation
industries.
FL -1,832 Fewer layoffs in the service industry,
manufacturing, and agriculture.
TX -1,685 No comment.
WI -1,319 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and
service industries, and manufacturing.
AZ -1,236 No comment.
CT -1,142 No comment.
NV -1,089 No comment.
GA -1,063 Fewer layoffs in the apparel industry.
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
DE +1,038 Layoffs in the automobile industry.
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