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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending March 8, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 307,000, a decrease of 5,000 from the previous week's
revised figure of 312,000. The 4-week moving average was 310,250, a decrease of
250 from the previous week's revised average of 310,500.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.0
percent for the week ending March 1, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from
the prior week's unrevised rate of 2.1 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending March 1 was 2,335,000, a decrease of 22,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,357,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,376,250, a
decrease of 17,000 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,393,250.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 312,886 in the week ending March 8, a decrease of 4,397
from the previous week. There were 355,818 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1996.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.5 percent during
the week ending March 1, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the prior
week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state
programs totaled 2,924,015, a decrease of 52,456 from the preceding week. A
year earlier, the rate was 2.9 percent and the volume was 3,282,378.
Extended benefits were available in Alaska during the week ending Feb.
22.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 1,507 in the week ending March 1, an increase of 30 from the prior
week. There were 1,879 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase
of 201 from the preceding week.
There were 24,939 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending Feb. 22, a decrease of 2,362 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 22,994, a decrease of 249 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Feb. 22 were
in Alaska (7.4 percent), Puerto Rico (6.0), Rhode Island (5.6), Idaho (4.2),
Maine (4.2), Montana (3.9), California (3.8), Oregon (3.8), Washington (3.8),
and New Jersey (3.7).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending March 1 were
in New York (+8,320), Arkansas (+1,694), Ohio (+1,509), New Jersey (+1,197),
and Illinois (+1,184), while the largest decreases were in Massachusetts
(-4,126), Texas (-2,166), Michigan (-2,119), Rhode Island (-1,359), and
Connecticut (-1,173).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING March 8 March 1 Change Feb. 22 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 307,000 312,000 -5,000 316,000 352,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 312,886 317,283 -4,397 309,198 355,818
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 310,250 310,500 -250 313,500 362,250
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING March 1 Feb. 22 Change Feb. 15 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,335,000 2,357,000 -22,000 2,405,000 2,646,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,924,015 2,976,471 -52,456 2,952,798 3,282,378
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,376,250 2,393,250 -17,000 2,415,000 2,643,750
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA) 2.0% 2.1% -0.1 2.1% 2.4%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA) 2.5% 2.6% -0.1 2.6% 2.9%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING March 1 Feb. 22 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,507 1,477 +30 2,050
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,879 1,678 +201 2,077
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PERSONS CLAIMING UP BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Feb. 22 Feb. 15 Change Year
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Federal Employees 24,939 27,301 -2,362 32,367
Newly Discharged Veterans 22,994 23,243 -249 27,505
Railroad Retirement Board 7,000 7,000 0 9,000
Extended Benefits 2,279 430 +1,849 2,812
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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 03/01/1997
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
MA -4,126 No comment.
TX -2,166 Fewer layoffs in the service industry.
MI -2,119 Fewer layoffs in various industries scattered throughout the state.
RI -1,359 Fewer layoffs in the trade and service industries, and manufacturing.
CT -1,173 No comment.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
IL +1,184 Layoffs in the trade and service industries, and manufacturing.
NJ +1,197 Layoffs in the trade and service industries, and manufacturing.
OH +1,509 No comment.
AR +1,694 Layoffs in the food and transportation equipment industries.
NY +8,320 Increase due to the return to a five day workweek after a shorter reporting
period the previous week, as well as layoffs in various industries
scattered throughout the state.
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