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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending Sept. 5, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted
initial claims was 312,000, an increase of 8,000 from the previous week's
revised figure of 304,000. The 4-week moving average was 304,500, an increase
of 2,250 from the previous week's unrevised average of 302,250.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9
percent for the week ending Aug. 29, 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. 29 was 2,256,000, an increase of 17,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,239,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,250,500, a
decrease of 18,750 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,269,250.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs,
unadjusted, totaled 254,363 in the week ending Sept. 5, an increase of 20,761
from the previous week. There were 224,950 initial claims in the comparable
week in 1997.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.6 percent during
the week ending Aug. 29, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the prior
week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state
programs totaled 1,971,640, a decrease of 25,951 from the preceding week. A
year earlier, the rate was 1.7 percent and the volume was 1,936,070.
Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending
Aug. 22.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees
totaled 1,255 in the week ending Aug. 29, an increase of 16 from the prior
week. There were 1,403 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease
of 8 from the preceding week.
There were 17,563 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits
for the week ending Aug. 22, a decrease of 927 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 15,305, a decrease of 155 from
the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Aug. 22 were
in Puerto Rico (5.5 percent), Alaska (3.5), Rhode Island (2.9), Arkansas (2.7),
Hawaii (2.7), New Jersey (2.5), Washington (2.5), California (2.4), Oregon
(2.4), and Pennsylvania (2.4).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Aug. 29 were
in Georgia (+1,414), New York (+1,315), Washington (+1,309), Colorado (+1,084),
and Iowa (+844), while the largest decreases were in South Carolina (-3,167),
North Carolina (-2,339), California (-2,072), Texas (-854), and Pennsylvania
(-823).
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Sept. 5 Aug. 29 Change Aug. 22 Year
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Initial Claims (SA) 312,000 304,000 +8,000 299,000 313,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 254,363 233,602 +20,761 238,231 224,950
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 304,500 302,250 +2,250 303,250 325,000
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Aug. 29 Aug. 22 Change Aug. 15 Year
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Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,256,000 2,239,000 +17,000 2,222,000 2,330,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 1,971,640 1,997,591 -25,951 2,046,219 1,936,070
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,250,500 2,269,250 -18,750 2,318,000 2,303,750
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Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.9% 1.9% 0.0 1.9% 2.0%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 1.6% 1.7% -0.1 1.7% 1.7%
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INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Aug. 29 Aug. 22 Change Year
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Federal Employees 1,255 1,239 +16 1,629
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,403 1,411 -8 1,852
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PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1
WEEK ENDING Aug. 22 Aug. 15 Change Year
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Federal Employees 17,563 18,490 -927 21,407
Newly Discharged Veterans 15,305 15,460 -155 18,751
Railroad Retirement Board 2,000 2,000 0 2,000
Extended Benefits 18 48 -30 48
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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 08/29/1998
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
SC -3,167 No comment.
NC -2,339 Fewer layoffs in the furniture industry.
CA -2,072 No comment.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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State Change State Supplied Comment
CO +1,084 No comment.
WA +1,309 No comment.
NY +1,315 No comment.
GA +1,414 Layoffs in the textile industry.
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