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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending Nov. 15, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 333,000, an increase of 20,000 from the previous week's
revised figure of 313,000. The 4-week moving average was 315,250, an increase
of 5,250 from the previous week's revised average of 310,000.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9
percent for the week ending Nov. 8, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised
rate of 1.9 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending Nov. 8 was 2,263,000, an increase of 31,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,232,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,230,000, an
increase of 3,000 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,227,000.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 311,131 in the week ending Nov. 15, a decrease of 11,494
from the previous week. There were 330,730 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1996.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.6 percent during
the week ending Nov. 8, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted
number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 1,887,127, an
increase of 8,084 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 1.9
percent and the volume was 2,111,015.
Extended benefits were available in Puerto Rico during the week ending
Nov. 1.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 2,185 in the week ending Nov. 8, a decrease of 49 from the prior week.
There were 1,673 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase of
246 from the preceding week.
There were 25,407 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending Nov. 1, a decrease of 1,622 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 18,062, a decrease of 67 from the
prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Nov. 1 were in
Puerto Rico (6.3 percent), Alaska (4.2), California (2.7), Washington (2.6),
Rhode Island (2.5), Hawaii (2.4), Oregon (2.4), Pennsylvania (2.4), Arkansas
(2.3), and New Jersey (2.1).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Nov. 8 were
in California (+8,580), Illinois (+2,844), Michigan (+2,313), Pennsylvania
(+1,633), and New York (+1,586), while the largest decreases were in Colorado
(-1,243), New Jersey (-490), Ohio (-489), Arkansas (-432), and Nebraska (-381).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Nov. 15 Nov. 8 Change Nov. 1 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 333,000 313,000 +20,000 316,000 346,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 311,131 322,625 -11,494 292,920 330,730
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 315,250 310,000 +5,250 308,500 339,000
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Nov. 8 Nov. 1 Change Oct. 25 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,263,000 2,232,000 +31,000 2,240,000 2,488,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 1,887,127 1,879,043 +8,084 1,845,917 2,111,015
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,230,000 2,227,000 +3,000 2,230,500 2,474,500
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA) 1.9% 1.9% 0.0 1.9% 2.2%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA) 1.6% 1.6% 0.0 1.6% 1.9%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Nov. 8 Nov. 1 Change Year
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Federal Employees 2,185 2,234 -49 2,390
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,673 1,427 +246 2,045
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Nov. 1 Oct. 25 Change Year
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Federal Employees 25,407 27,029 -1,622 27,205
Newly Discharged Veterans 18,062 18,129 -67 23,028
Railroad Retirement Board 2,000 2,000 0 3,000
Extended Benefits 21,066 12,211 +8,855 85
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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 11/08/1997
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
CO -1,243 No comment.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
TX +1,025 Layoffs in the service industry.
OR +1,113 No comment.
NV +1,196 No comment.
WI +1,228 Layoffs in the construction and service industries, public
administration, and manufacturing.
TN +1,292 Layoffs in the textile, apparel, furniture, paper, rubber/plastics,
leather goods, and industrial machinery industries.
MN +1,320 Layoffs in the construction and service industries, agriculture,
forestry, and fishing.
NY +1,586 No comment.
PA +1,633 Layoffs in the construction industry.
MI +2,313 Layoffs in various industries scattered throughout the state.
IL +2,844 Layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries, and
manufacturing.
CA +8,580 Increase due mainly to the start of a new quarter of wage credits for
benefit purposes.
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