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In the week ending Feb. 6, the advance figure for
seasonally adjusted initial claims was 281,000, a decrease of 13,000 from the
previous week's revised figure of 294,000. The 4-week moving average was
297,750, a decrease of 19,750 from the previous week's revised average of
317,500.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate
was 1.9 percent for the week ending Jan. 30, an increase 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 Jan. 30 was 2,264,000, an increase of
52,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,212,000. The 4-week moving
average was 2,263,750, a decrease of 22,250 from the preceding week's revised
average of 2,286,000.
The advance number of actual initial claims under state
programs, unadjusted, totaled 342,798 in the week ending Feb. 6, a decrease of
6,786 from the previous week. There were 368,113 initial claims in the
comparable week in 1998.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.4
percent during the week ending Jan. 30, an increase of 0.1 percentage point
from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI
benefits in state programs totaled 2,847,640, an increase of 46,958 from the
preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.4 percent and the volume was
2,768,380.
Extended benefits were available in Puerto Rico during the
week ending Jan. 23.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian
employees totaled 1,608 in the week ending Jan. 30, an increase of 49 from the
prior week. There were 1,409 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an
increase of 112 from the preceding week.
There were 19,898 former Federal civilian employees
claiming UI benefits for the week ending Jan. 23, a decrease of 2,234 from the
previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 16,980, an
increase of 936 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending
Jan. 23 were in Alaska (7.3 percent), Puerto Rico (7.1), Rhode Island (4.4),
Idaho (4.0), Washington (3.9), Oregon (3.7), Pennsylvania (3.4), West Virginia
(3.4), Montana (3.3), California (3.2), Maine (3.2), and New Jersey (3.2).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending
Jan. 30 were in California (+4,144), New Jersey (+1,209), Arkansas (+598),
Puerto Rico (+583), and New Mexico (+576), while the largest decreases were in
Pennsylvania (-6,646), Alabama (-3,723), Tennessee (-2,539), Ohio (-2,086), and
Georgia (-2,061).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Feb. 6 Jan. 30 Change Jan. 23 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 281,000 294,000 -13,000 300,000 302,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 342,798 349,584 -6,786 364,737 368,113
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 297,750 317,500 -19,750 333,000 307,250
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Jan. 30 Jan. 23 Change Jan. 16 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,264,000 2,212,000 +52,000 2,341,000 2,201,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,847,640 2,800,682 +46,958 2,862,950 2,768,380
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,263,750 2,286,000 -22,250 2,313,250 2,234,250
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.9% 1.8% +0.1 1.9% 1.9%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 2.4% 2.3% +0.1 2.4% 2.4%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Jan. 30 Jan. 23 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,608 1,559 +49 1,898
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,409 1,297 +112 1,662
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Jan. 23 Jan. 16 Change Year
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Federal Employees 19,898 22,132 -2,234 25,806
Newly Discharged Veterans 16,980 16,044 +936 18,941
Railroad Retirement Board 7,000 7,000 0 6,000
Extended Benefits 24,604 13,477 +11,127 217
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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 120,868,620 as denominator.
UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 01/30/1999
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
PA -6,646 Fewer layoffs in the construction, transportation, textile, rubber/plastics,
and electrical equipment industries.
AL -3,723 Fewer layoffs in the textile and primary metals industries.
TN -2,539 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, service, , textile, apparel, leather
goods, primary metals, stone/clay/glass, lumber/wood, rubber/plastics, and food
industries, and manufacturing.
OH -2,086 No comment.
GA -2,061 Fewer layoffs in the textile and carpets/rugs industries.
MN -1,789 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries, and
manufacturing.
MI -1,698 No comment.
NC -1,680 No comment.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
NJ +1,209 Layoffs in the trade and service industries, and manufacturing.
CA +4,144 Layoffs in agriculture.
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