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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending March 22, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 310,000, a decrease of 4,000 from the previous week's
revised figure of 314,000. The 4-week moving average was 311,250, a decrease of
1,500 from the previous week's revised average of 312,750.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.0
percent for the week ending March 15, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised
rate of 2.0 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending March 15 was 2,281,000, a decrease of 29,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,310,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,319,500, a
decrease of 31,000 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,350,500.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 290,291 in the week ending March 22, a decrease of 6,586
from the previous week. There were 396,727 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1996.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.4 percent during
the week ending March 15, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted
number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,745,973, a
decrease of 58,395 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.8
percent and the volume was 3,145,405.
Extended benefits were available in Alaska during the week ending March
8.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 1,461 in the week ending March 15, a decrease of 89 from the prior
week. There were 1,798 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease
of 181 from the preceding week.
There were 23,489 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending March 8, a decrease of 2,923 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 22,010, a decrease of 612 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending March 8 were
in Alaska (7.1 percent), Puerto Rico (5.2), Rhode Island (4.6), Idaho (4.0),
Montana (4.0), Maine (3.8), Oregon (3.7), Pennsylvania (3.6), Washington (3.6),
California (3.5), Vermont (3.5), and West Virginia (3.5).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending March 15
were in Arkansas (+1,528), Tennessee (+1,319), North Carolina (+1,157), Texas
(+523), and Wisconsin (+359), while the largest decreases were in California
(-5,891), Pennsylvania (-2,275), New York (-1,950), Ohio (-1,793), and Missouri
(-984).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING March 22 March 15 Change March 8 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 310,000 314,000 -4,000 309,000 426,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 290,291 296,877 -6,586 314,782 396,727
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 311,250 312,750 -1,500 310,750 380,500
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING March 15 March 8 Change March 1 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,281,000 2,310,000 -29,000 2,331,000 2,636,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,745,973 2,804,368 -58,395 2,918,606 3,145,405
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,319,500 2,350,500 -31,000 2,375,000 2,620,000
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA) 2.0% 2.0% 0.0 2.0% 2.3%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA) 2.4% 2.4% 0.0 2.5% 2.8%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING March 15 March 8 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,461 1,550 -89 1,611
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,798 1,979 -181 2,049
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PERSONS CLAIMING UP BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING March 8 March 1 Change Year
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Federal Employees 23,489 26,412 -2,923 30,396
Newly Discharged Veterans 22,010 22,622 -612 26,320
Railroad Retirement Board 7,000 7,000 0 8,000
Extended Benefits 2,962 1,666 +1,296 2,465
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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 03/15/1997
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
CA -5,891 No comment.
PA -2,275 Fewer layoffs in the primary metals, paper, furniture, and lumber and wood
industries.
NY -1,950 No comment.
OH -1,793 No comment.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
NC +1,157 No comment.
TN +1,319 Layoffs in the food, textile, apparel, furniture, scientific instruments,
trade, and service industries.
AR +1,528 Layoffs in the trade industry.
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