"c           VAR 0771      08298 AVE WEE 3R 945-969               MD= 1E-37   "
"c           REF 0771         LOC 1500 WIDTH  9             DK  24 COL 53-61  "
"c                                                                            "
"c                                                                            "
"c              AVERAGE WEEKLY INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, STATES PROGRAMS, BES,    "
"c              FORTY-EIGHT STATES                                            "
"c              ----------------------------------------------------------    "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NBER SERIES:  08298                                           "
"c              AREA COVERED:  U.S.--48 STATES                                "
"c              UNITS:  THOUSANDS OF PERSONS                                  "
"c              ANNUAL COVERAGE:  NONE                                        "
"c              QUARTERLY COVERAGE:  NONE                                     "
"c              MONTHLY COVERAGE:  07/1945-06/1969                            "
"c              SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT:  NONE                                    "
"c              SOURCE:  DATA FOR 1945 WAS DERIVED BY NBER FROM U.S.          "
"c              DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, BUREAU OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY, WEEKLY    "
"c              TABLES PUBLISHED IN EMPLOYMENT AND SECURITY ACTIVITIES,       "
"c              JUNE, 1946; DATA FOR 1946-1949 WERE OBTAINED FROM THE         "
"c              COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISORS; DATA FOR 1948-1960 ARE FROM     "
"c              UNPUBLISHED BES TABLES OBTAINED FROM J. SHISHKIN; DATA FOR    "
"c              1961-1969 ARE FROM BES, UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE CLAIMS.        "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NOTES:  ESTIMATES FOR ALASKA AND HAWAII ARE USED FOR JANUARY  "
"c              1948-JUNE 1952; THEREAFTER ACTUAL DATA IS USED. PUERTO RICO   "
"c              IS INCLUDED BEGINNING 1961.                                   "
"c                   FROM JUNE, 1958-JUNE, 1959, THE ADOPTION OF TEMPORARY    "
"c              PROGRAMS CONTINUED THE INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT OF BENEFICIARIES  "
"c              WHO WOULD OTHERWISE HAVE EXHAUSTED THEIR CLAIMS. MONTHLY      "
"c              INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT UNDER TEMPORARY PROGRAMS, DERIVED FROM   "
"c              WEEKLY FIGURES PRORATED ON THE BASIS OF A FIVE-DAY WEEK WAS   "
"c              INCLUDED AFTER SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT OF THE REGULAR INSURED     "
"c              UNEMPLOYMENT TOTALS FOR THE PERIOD DURING WHICH THE           "
"c              TEMPORARY PROGRAMS WERE IN EFFECT. THE SAME APPLIES TO THE    "
"c              PERIOD STARTING APRIL, 1961.                                  "
"c                                                                            "
"c              CHECKED MANUALLY; NO CORRECTIONS NECESSARY.                   "
"c                                                                            "
"c           ...............................................................  "