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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending July 31, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 279,000, an increase of 4,000 from the previous week's
unrevised figure of 275,000. The 4-week moving average was 295,000, a decrease
of 5,000 from the previous week's unrevised average of 300,000.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.8
percent for the week ending July 24, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from
the prior week's unrevised rate of 1.9 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending July 24 was 2,247,000, a decrease of 42,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,289,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,252,000, an
increase of 11,500 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,240,500.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 252,562 in the week ending July 31, a decrease of 41,567
from the previous week. There were 277,621 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1998.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.8 percent during
the week ending July 24, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted
number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,161,888, a
decrease of 83,317 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 1.9
percent and the volume was 2,314,333.
Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending
July 17.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 1,521 in the week ending July 24, a decrease of 464 from the prior
week. There were 1,201 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease
of 35 from the preceding week.
There were 17,110 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending July 17, an increase of 1,553 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 13,644, a decrease of 70 from the
prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending July 17 were
in Puerto Rico (5.8 percent), Alaska (4.0), Rhode Island (3.3), Michigan (2.8),
New Jersey (2.7), Pennsylvania (2.6), Washington (2.6), California (2.5),
Oregon (2.5), and Arkansas (2.3).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending July 24 were
in Ohio (+6,286), Maine (+224), Washington (+130), Colorado (+92), and Georgia
(+48), while the largest decreases were in Michigan (-22,777), New York
(-6,864), South Carolina (-6,169), Alabama (-5,470), and Illinois (-4,948).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING July 31 July 24 Change July 17 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 279,000 275,000 +4,000 315,000 309,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 252,562 294,129 -41,567 369,123 277,621
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 295,000 300,000 -5,000 306,500 315,500
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING July 24 July 17 Change July 10 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,247,000 2,289,000 -42,000 2,203,000 2,410,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,161,888 2,245,205 -83,317 2,238,123 2,314,333
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,252,000 2,240,500 +11,500 2,220,500 2,385,750
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.8% 1.9% -0.1 1.8% 2.0%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 1.8% 1.8% 0.0 1.8% 1.9%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING July 24 July 17 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,521 1,985 -464 1,654
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,201 1,236 -35 1,443
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING July 17 July 10 Change Year
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Federal Employees 17,110 15,557 +1,553 18,622
Newly Discharged Veterans 13,644 13,714 -70 15,139
Railroad Retirement Board 2,000 2,000 0 2,000
Extended Benefits 50 519 -469 137
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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 122,416,389 as denominator.
UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 07/24/1999
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STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
MI -22,777 Fewer layoffs in the automobile industry.
NY -6,864 No comment.
SC -6,169 No comment.
AL -5,470 Fewer layoffs in the lumber/wood, textile, and apparel industries.
IL -4,948 Fewer layoffs in the trade and service industries, and manufacturing.
TN -4,849 Fewer layoffs in the paper, rubber/plastics, primary metals, industrial
machinery, transportation equipment, scientific instruments, trade, and service
industries, and manufacturing.
CA -3,748 Fewer layoffs in the rubber/plastics and service industries.
NC -3,432 Fewer layoffs in the textile, apparel, and furniture industries.
VA -2,096 Fewer layoffs in the textile industry.
IA -2,013 No comment.
PA -1,861 Fewer layoffs in the textile, primary metals, and electrical equipment
industries.
IN -1,666 No comment.
KY -1,651 Fewer layoffs in the furniture industry.
PR -1,543 No comment.
DE -1,204 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 +6,286 Layoffs in the transportation equipment industry.
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