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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending Oct. 23, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 278,000, a decrease of 15,000 from the previous week's
revised figure of 293,000. The 4-week moving average was 293,500, a decrease of
6,000 from the previous week's revised average of 299,500.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.7
percent for the week ending Oct. 16, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from
the prior week's unrevised rate of 1.8 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending Oct. 16 was 2,120,000, a decrease of 64,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,184,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,165,750, a
decrease of 13,000 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,178,750.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 249,696 in the week ending Oct. 23, an increase of 14,702
from the previous week. There were 275,574 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1998.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.4 percent during
the week ending Oct. 16, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted
number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 1,774,402, an
increase of 73,190 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 1.5
percent and the volume was 1,814,386.
Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending
Oct. 9.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 1,435 in the week ending Oct. 16, a decrease of 1,258 from the prior
week. There were 1,031 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease
of 295 from the preceding week.
There were 17,892 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending Oct. 9, an increase of 2,776 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 13,423, an increase of 271 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Oct. 9 were in
Puerto Rico (5.5 percent), Alaska (3.6), Oregon (2.1), Rhode Island (2.1),
Washington (2.1), California (2.0), Hawaii (1.9), Nevada (1.9), New Jersey
(1.9), and Pennsylvania (1.9).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Oct. 16 were
in Ohio (+1,501), Kentucky (+602), Indiana (+436), Vermont (+67), and Wyoming
(+26), while the largest decreases were in North Carolina (-7,375), California
(-6,136), Pennsylvania (-3,092), Illinois (-2,662), and Texas (-2,562).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Oct. 23 Oct. 16 Change Oct. 9 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 278,000 293,000 -15,000 289,000 305,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 249,696 234,994 +14,702 277,154 275,574
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 293,500 299,500 -6,000 294,750 311,250
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Oct. 16 Oct. 9 Change Oct. 2 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,120,000 2,184,000 -64,000 2,174,000 2,166,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 1,774,402 1,701,212 +73,190 1,727,963 1,814,386
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,165,750 2,178,750 -13,000 2,173,000 2,183,750
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.7% 1.8% -0.1 1.8% 1.8%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 1.4% 1.4% 0.0 1.4% 1.5%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Oct. 16 Oct. 9 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,435 2,693 -1,258 1,610
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,031 1,326 -295 1,223
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Oct. 9 Oct. 2 Change Year
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Federal Employees 17,892 15,116 +2,776 18,650
Newly Discharged Veterans 13,423 13,152 +271 14,509
Railroad Retirement Board 2,000 2,000 0 2,000
Extended Benefits 0 1 -1 2
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FOOTNOTES
SA - Seasonally Adjusted Data
NSA - Not Seasonally Adjusted Data
1 - Prior year is comparable to most recent data.
2 - Most recent week used covered employment of 123,236,302 as denominator.
UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 10/16/1999
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
NC -7,375 Fewer layoffs in the construction, food, and paper industries.
CA -6,136 Fewer layoffs in the trade and service industries.
PA -3,092 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, service, paper, printing/publishing,
stone/clay/glass, machinery, electrical equipment, and transportation equipment
industries.
IL -2,662 Fewer layoffs in the trade and service industries, and manufacturing.
TX -2,562 Fewer layoffs in the fabricated metals, service, non-electrical machinery, and
scientific instruments industries.
GA -2,197 Fewer layoffs in the apparel industry.
NJ -1,502 Fewer layoffs in the trade and service industries, and manufacturing.
MI -1,500 Fewer layoffs in the automobile and mining industries.
WI -1,438 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries, and
manufacturing.
AR -1,188 No comment.
SC -1,186 Fewer layoffs in manufacturing.
OR -1,074 No comment.
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
OH +1,501 Layoffs in the transportation equipment industry.
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