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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending Dec. 28, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 366,000, an increase of 22,000 from the previous week's
revised figure of 344,000. The 4-week moving average was 352,500, an increase
of 9,000 from the previous week's revised average of 343,500.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.2
percent for the week ending Dec. 21, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised
rate of 2.2 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending Dec. 21 was 2,558,000, an increase of 102,000 from the
preceding week's revised level of 2,456,000. The 4-week moving average was
2,510,250, an increase of 39,250 from the preceding week's unrevised average of
2,471,000.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 510,341 in the week ending Dec. 28, an increase of 78,815
from the previous week. There were 513,686 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1995.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.1 percent during
the week ending Dec. 21, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the prior
week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state
programs totaled 2,443,290, a decrease of 103,914 from the preceding week. A
year earlier, the rate was 2.5 percent and the volume was 2,782,295.
Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending
Dec. 14.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 1,866 in the week ending Dec.21, a decrease of 355 from the prior week.
There were 1,938 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of 200
from the preceding week.
There were 28,387 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending Dec. 14, a decrease of 1,926 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 23,842, an increase of 1,179 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Dec. 14 were
in Alaska (6.0 percent), Puerto Rico (4.7), Rhode Island (3.9), California
(3.8), Montana (3.7), Washington (3.7), Idaho (3.4), Oregon (3.4), Pennsylvania
(3.1), Arkansas (3.0), New Jersey (3.0), and West Virginia (3.0).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Dec. 21 were
in Virginia (+6,661), Kentucky (+5,201), Texas (+4,108), Illinois (+4,030), and
Missouri (+3,341), while the largest decreases were in California (-10,680),
North Carolina (-7,003), Georgia (-3,064), South Carolina (-2,649), and Alabama
(-1,544).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Dec. 28 Dec. 21 Change Dec. 14 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 366,000 344,000 +22,000 350,000 366,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 510,341 431,526 +78,815 404,467 513,686
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 352,500 343,500 +9,000 342,250 362,000
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Dec. 21 Dec. 14 Change Dec. 7 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,558,000 2,456,000 +102,000 2,491,000 2,649,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,443,290 2,547,204 -103,914 2,458,782 2,782,295
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,510,250 2,471,000 +39,250 2,458,250 2,623,750
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA) 2.2% 2.2% 0.0 2.2% 2.4%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA) 2.1% 2.2% -0.1 2.2% 2.5%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Dec. 21 Dec. 14 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,866 2,221 -355 15,124
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,938 2,138 -200 2,526
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Dec. 14 Dec. 7 Change Year
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Federal Employees 28,387 30,313 -1,926 33,224
Newly Discharged Veterans 23,842 22,663 +1,179 27,214
Railroad Retirement Board 4,000 4,000 0 8,000
Extended Benefits 45 68 -23 11,124
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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 12/21/1996
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
CA -10,680 Fewer layoffs in the construction industry, and agriculture.
NC -7,003 Fewer layoffs in the textile, furniture, and electrical equipment
industries.
GA -3,064 No comment.
SC -2,649 No comment.
AL -1,544 Fewer layoffs in the textile, apparel, and service industries.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
NJ +1,058 Layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries, and
manufacturing.
AR +1,186 No comment.
CT +1,253 Layoffs in the construction industry, manufacturing, and agriculture.
KS +1,571 Layoffs in the mining industry, and manufacturing.
WI +1,866 Layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries, and
manufacturing.
MS +1,888 Layoffs in the food, textile, lumber, wood products, industrial
machinery, computer equipment, electronic equipment, and
transportation equipment industries.
NE +1,898 No comment.
IA +2,013 Layoffs in the construction industry, and manufacturing.
MD +2,125 Layoffs in the food, apparel, construction, service, and fabricated
metals industries.
CO +2,827 No comment.
OH +2,998 Layoffs in various industries scattered throughout the state.
IN +3,168 Layoffs in the rubber, lumber, transportation equipment, fabricated
metals, electrical equipment, and non-electrical machinery
industries.
MO +3,341 Layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and glass industries.
IL +4,030 Layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries, and manufacturing.
TX +4,108 No comment.
KY +5,201 Layoffs in the glass and electrical equipment industries.
VA +6,661 Layoffs in the textile, apparel, food, and primary metals industries.
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