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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending Sept. 20, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 306,000, a decrease of 2,000 from the previous week's
revised figure of 308,000. The 4-week moving average was 312,750, a decrease of
4,250 from the previous week's revised average of 317,000.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9
percent for the week ending Sept. 13, unchanged from the prior week's revised
rate of 1.9 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending Sept. 13 was 2,217,000 a decrease of 38,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,255,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,280,750, a
decrease of 23,000 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,303,750.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 245,438 in the week ending Sept. 20, a decrease of 7,848
from the previous week. There were 273,242 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1996.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.6 percent during
the week ending Sept. 13, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the prior
week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state
programs totaled 1,868,543, a decrease of 82,051 from the preceding week. A
year earlier, the rate was 1.8 percent and the volume was 2,077,963.
Extended benefits were available in Puerto Rico during the week ending
Sept. 6.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 2,019 in the week ending Sept. 13, an increase of 326 from the prior
week. There were 1,845 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase
of 178 from the preceding week.
There were 21,971 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending Sept. 6, an increase of 503 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 18,181, a decrease of 92 from the
prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Sept. 6 were
in Puerto Rico (5.9 percent), Alaska (3.3), Rhode Island (2.8), California
(2.7), Hawaii (2.7), New Jersey (2.5), Arkansas (2.4), Washington (2.4),
Pennsylvania (2.3), and Oregon (2.2).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Sept. 13
were in California (+5,381), South Carolina (+3,782), North Carolina (+3,739),
New York (+2,936), and Michigan (+1,860), while the largest decreases were in
Texas (-1,357), Louisiana (-319), Oregon (-298), Arkansas (-253), and Wisconsin
(-216).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Sept. 20 Sept. 13 Change Sept. 6 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 306,000 308,000 -2,000 312,000 341,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 245,438 253,286 -7,848 224,950 273,242
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 312,750 317,000 -4,250 324,750 330,500
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Sept. 13 Sept. 6 Change Aug. 30 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,217,000 2,255,000 -38,000 2,344,000 2,491,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 1,868,543 1,950,594 -82,051 1,936,070 2,077,963
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,280,750 2,303,750 -23,000 2,312,250 2,499,750
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA) 1.9% 1.9% 0.0 2.0% 2.2%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA) 1.6% 1.7% -0.1 1.7% 1.8%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Sept. 13 Sept. 6 Change Year
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Federal Employees 2,019 1,693 +326 2,253
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,845 1,667 +178 2,331
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Sept. 6 Aug. 30 Change Year
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Federal Employees 21,971 21,468 +503 24,576
Newly Discharged Veterans 18,181 18,273 -92 22,491
Railroad Retirement Board 2,000 2,000 0 4,000
Extended Benefits 9,230 978 +8,252 112
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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 09/13/1997
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
TX -1,357 Fewer layoffs in the furniture, rubber, trade, and service industries.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
PA +1,087 Layoffs in the machinery industry.
PR +1,087 No comment.
GA +1,237 Layoffs in the textile industry.
OH +1,717 Layoffs in various industries scattered throughout the state.
MI +1,860 No comment.
NY +2,936 Increase due to the return to a five day workweek after a shorter reporting
period the previous week.
NC +3,739 Layoffs in the non-electrical machinery, textile, and furniture industries.
SC +3,782 No comment.
CA +5,381 Increase due to the return to a five day workweek after a shorter reporting
period the previous week, as well as layoffs in the service industry.
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