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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending June 19, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 302,000, an increase of 3,000 from the previous week's
revised figure of 299,000. The 4-week moving average was 309,250, an increase
of 250 from the previous week's revised average of 309,000.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.8
percent for the week ending June 12, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised
rate of 1.8 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending June 12 was 2,231,000, an increase of 47,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,184,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,205,000, an
increase of 11,000 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,194,000.
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 266,832 in the week ending June 19, a decrease of 785 from
the previous week. There were 322,017 initial claims in the comparable week in
1998.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.7 percent during
the week ending June 12, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from the prior
week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state
programs totaled 2,025,366, an increase of 20,056 from the preceding week. A
year earlier, the rate was 1.7 percent and the volume was 1,970,932.
Extended benefits were available in Alaska during the week ending June
5.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 1,651 in the week ending June 12, an increase of 13 from the prior
week. There were 1,113 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase
of 101 from the preceding week.
There were 13,190 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending June 5, an increase of 1,178 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 13,742, an increase of 412 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending June 5 were in
Puerto Rico (4.9 percent), Alaska (4.8), Washington (2.8), Oregon (2.7),
California (2.5), Rhode Island (2.5), Arkansas (2.3), New Jersey (2.3),
Pennsylvania (2.3), and West Virginia (2.3).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending June 12 were
in California (+3,786), Pennsylvania (+3,560), Florida (+2,291), Tennessee
(+1,691), and Michigan (+1,001), while the largest decreases were in Texas
(-4,159), Mississippi (-1,215), Alabama (-728), Kentucky (-612), and Nebraska
(-571).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING June 19 June 12 Change June 5 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 302,000 299,000 +3,000 326,000 362,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 266,832 267,617 -785 256,922 322,017
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 309,250 309,000 +250 309,250 336,250
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING June 12 June 5 Change May 29 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,231,000 2,184,000 +47,000 2,184,000 2,165,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,025,366 2,005,310 +20,056 1,971,914 1,970,932
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,205,000 2,194,000 +11,000 2,184,750 2,138,000
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.8% 1.8% 0.0 1.8% 1.8%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 1.7% 1.6% +0.1 1.6% 1.7%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING June 12 June 5 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,651 1,638 +13 1,639
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,113 1,012 +101 1,326
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING June 5 May 29 Change Year
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Federal Employees 13,190 12,012 +1,178 15,588
Newly Discharged Veterans 13,742 13,330 +412 14,484
Railroad Retirement Board 2,000 2,000 0 2,000
Extended Benefits 1,884 1,068 +816 23,440
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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 121,608,167 as denominator.
UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 06/12/1999
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
TX -4,159 No comment.
MS -1,215 Fewer layoffs in the apparel industry.
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
MI +1,001 Layoffs in the automobile industry.
TN +1,691 Layoffs in the textile, apparel, paper, fabricated metals, industrial
machinery, transportation, trade, and service industries, and
manufacturing.
FL +2,291 Layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries,
manufacturing, and agriculture.
PA +3,560 Layoffs in the textile, transportation equipment, transportation, and
leather goods industries.
CA +3,786 No comment.
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