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EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION |
USDL 07-974-NAT |
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July 5 , 2007 |
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending June 30, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial
claims was 318,000, an increase of 2,000 from the previous week's revised
figure of 316,000. The 4-week moving average was 318,500, an increase of 1,750
from the previous week's revised average of 316,750.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.0 percent for the week ending June 23, an increase 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 June 23 was 2,569,000, an increase of 84,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,485,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,513,750, an increase of 9,750 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,504,000.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 298,156 in the week ending June 30, an increase of 6,847 from the previous week. There were 304,638 initial claims in the comparable week in 2006.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.8 percent during the
week ending June 23, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number
for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,360,918, an increase
of 82,116 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 1.7 percent
and the volume was 2,261,568.
Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending June 16.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 1,277 in the week ending June 23, an increase of 49 from the prior week. There were 1,668 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase of 38 from the preceding week.
There were 10,918 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending June 16, a decrease of 966 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 21,215, an increase of 348 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending June 16 were in Puerto Rico (3.3 percent), Alaska (3.0), Michigan (2.6), Pennsylvania (2.6), Arkansas (2.5), New Jersey (2.5), Oregon (2.3), Rhode Island (2.3), California (2.2), Massachusetts (2.2), and Wisconsin (2.2).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending June 23 were in New Jersey (+5,187), Massachusetts (+4,539), Connecticut (+1,758), Michigan (+1,319), and New York (+1,074), while the largest decreases were in Pennsylvania (-4,255), North Carolina (-2,203), Wisconsin (-1,740), Illinois
(-1,501), and South Carolina (-1,071).
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance |
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Prior1 |
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WEEK ENDING |
June 30 |
June 23 |
Change |
June 16 |
Year |
Initial Claims (SA) |
318,000 |
316,000 |
+2,000 |
326,000 |
316,000 |
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Initial Claims (NSA) |
298,156 |
291,309 |
+6,847 |
290,951 |
304,638 |
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) |
318,500 |
316,750 |
+1,750 |
315,000 |
309,750 |
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Advance |
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Prior1 |
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WEEK ENDING |
June 23 |
June 16 |
Change |
June 9 |
Year |
Ins. Unemployment (SA) |
2,569,000 |
2,485,000 |
+84,000 |
2,517,000 |
2,453,000 |
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Ins. Unemployment (NSA) |
2,360,918 |
2,278,802 |
+82,116 |
2,298,047 |
2,261,568 |
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) |
2,513,750 |
2,504,000 |
+9,750 |
2,498,500 |
2,435,750 |
Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 |
2.0% |
1.9% |
+0.1 |
1.9% |
1.9% |
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Ins. Unemployment Rate
(NSA)2 |
1.8% |
1.7% |
+0.1 |
1.7% |
1.7% |
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1 |
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WEEK ENDING |
June 23 |
June 16 |
Change |
Year |
Federal Employees |
1,277 |
1,228 |
+49 |
1,418 |
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Newly Discharged Veterans |
1,668 |
1,630 |
+38 |
1,937 |
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
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Prior1 |
WEEK ENDING |
June 16 |
June 9 |
Change |
Year |
Federal Employees |
10,918 |
11,884 |
-966 |
11,834 |
Newly Discharged Veterans |
21,215 |
20,867 |
+348 |
25,519 |
Railroad Retirement Board |
2,000 |
2,000 |
0 |
1,000 |
Extended Benefits |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
303 |
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 131,660,675 as denominator.
UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 06/23/2007
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
State |
Change |
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State Supplied Comment |
PA |
-4,255 |
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Fewer layoffs in the furniture, electrical equipment, and transportation industries. |
NC |
-2,203 |
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Fewer layoffs in the transportation equipment, electrical equipment, and electronic equipment industries. |
WI |
-1,740 |
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Fewer layoffs in the construction, service, transportation, warehousing, and manufacturing industries. |
IL |
-1,501 |
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Fewer layoffs in the trade, service, and manufacturing industries. |
SC |
-1,071 |
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Fewer layoffs in the manufacturing industry. |
FL |
-1,049 |
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Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries, and agriculture. |
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
State |
Change |
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State Supplied Comment |
NY |
+1,074 |
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Layoffs in the service industry. |
MI |
+1,319 |
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Layoffs in the automobile industry. |
CT |
+1,758 |
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Layoffs in the transportation and service industries. |
MA |
+4,539 |
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Layoffs in the transportation, warehousing, and service industries. |
NJ |
+5,187 |
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Layoffs in the transportation, warehousing, service, and public administration industries. |
State Detail Prior Week
UI Claims Series 1967 to current
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