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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending Aug. 29, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 302,000, an increase of 1,000 from the previous week's
revised figure of 301,000. The 4-week moving average was 302,250, a decrease of
1,500 from the previous week's revised average of 303,750.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9
percent for the week ending Aug. 22, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised
rate of 1.9 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending Aug. 22 was 2,212,000, a decrease of 16,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,228,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,264,000, a
decrease of 55,500 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,319,500.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 231,713 in the week ending Aug. 29, a decrease of 7,854
from the previous week. There were 250,207 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1997.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.7 percent during
the week ending Aug. 22, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted
number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 1,973,375, a
decrease of 78,682 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 1.8
percent and the volume was 2,053,517.
Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending
Aug. 15.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 1,242 in the week ending Aug. 22, an increase of 23 from the prior
week. There were 1,411 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease
of 25 from the preceding week.
There were 18,577 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending Aug. 15, an increase of 58 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 15,630, an increase of 459 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Aug. 15 were
in Puerto Rico (5.8 percent), Alaska (3.4), Rhode Island (3.0), Pennsylvania
(2.6), California (2.5), New Jersey (2.5), Washington (2.5), Hawaii (2.4),
Oregon (2.4), Arkansas (2.1), Connecticut (2.1), Massachusetts (2.1), New York
(2.1), and West Virginia (2.1).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Aug. 22 were
in Arizona (+1,476), South Carolina (+1,176), Texas (+1,091), Oregon (+316),
and Virginia (+191), while the largest decreases were in North Carolina
(-1,731), Puerto Rico (-1,137), Iowa (-907), Georgia (-784), and New Jersey
(-737).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Aug. 29 Aug. 22 Change Aug. 15 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 302,000 301,000 +1,000 303,000 324,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 231,713 239,567 -7,854 247,355 250,207
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 302,250 303,750 -1,500 303,500 326,250
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Aug. 22 Aug. 15 Change Aug. 8 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,212,000 2,228,000 -16,000 2,285,000 2,300,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 1,973,375 2,052,057 -78,682 2,120,657 2,053,517
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,264,000 2,319,500 -55,500 2,361,500 2,276,250
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.9% 1.9% 0.0 1.9% 2.0%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 1.7% 1.7% 0.0 1.8% 1.8%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Aug. 22 Aug. 15 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,242 1,219 +23 1,715
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,411 1,436 -25 2,786
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Aug. 15 Aug. 8 Change Year
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Federal Employees 18,577 18,519 +58 23,254
Newly Discharged Veterans 15,630 15,171 +459 19,208
Railroad Retirement Board 2,000 2,000 0 3,000
Extended Benefits 48 73 -25 137
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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 119,516,710 as denominator.
UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 08/22/1998
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
NC -1,731 Fewer layoffs in the textile and electrical equipment industries.
PR -1,137 No comment.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
TX +1,091 Layoffs in the apparel, petroleum, trade, service, non-electrical
machinery, and scientific instruments industries.
AZ +1,159 No comment.
SC +1,176 Layoffs in the textile industry.
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