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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending Aug. 25, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial
claims was 334,000, an increase of 9,000 from the previous week's revised
figure of 325,000. The 4-week moving average was 324,500, an increase of 6,250
from the previous week's revised average of 318,250.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.0 percent
for the week ending Aug. 18, 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 Aug. 18 was 2,579,000, an increase of 13,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,566,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,561,000,
an increase of 11,250 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,549,750.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted,
totaled 264,038 in the week ending Aug. 25, an increase of 6,572 from the previous
week. There were 251,275 initial claims in the comparable week in 2006.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.8 percent during the
week ending Aug. 18, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number
for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,375,170, a decrease
of 39,533 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 1.7 percent and
the volume was 2,268,911.
Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending Aug. 11.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 1,194 in the week ending Aug. 18, an increase of 1 from the prior week. There were 1,994 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase of 108 from the preceding week.
There were 14,248 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending Aug. 11, a decrease of 93 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 21,379, an increase of 146 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Aug. 11 were in Puerto Rico (3.8 percent), New Jersey (3.0), Pennsylvania (2.9), Rhode Island (2.8), Michigan (2.7), Alaska (2.5), Massachusetts (2.5), Arkansas (2.4), Connecticut (2.4), and California (2.3).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Aug. 18 were in Michigan (+3,254), Florida (+1,304), North Carolina (+870), Virginia (+274), and Idaho (+237), while the largest decreases were in California (-3,983), Kentucky (-1,529), Puerto Rico (-1,443), Texas (-1,308), and Louisiana (-752).
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance |
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Prior1 |
WEEK ENDING |
Aug. 25 |
Aug. 18 |
Change |
Aug. 11 |
Year |
Initial Claims (SA) |
334,000 |
325,000 |
+9,000 |
323,000 |
318,000 |
Initial Claims
(NSA) |
264,038 |
257,466 |
+6,572 |
266,420 |
251,275 |
4-Wk Moving Average
(SA) |
324,500 |
318,250 |
+6,250 |
312,750 |
317,500 |
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Advance |
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Prior1 |
WEEK ENDING |
Aug. 18 |
Aug. 11 |
Change |
Aug. 4 |
Year |
Ins. Unemployment
(SA) |
2,579,000 |
2,566,000 |
+13,000 |
2,549,000 |
2,472,000 |
Ins. Unemployment
(NSA) |
2,375,170 |
2,414,703 |
-39,533 |
2,409,122 |
2,268,911 |
4-Wk Moving Average
(SA) |
2,561,000 |
2,549,750 |
+11,250 |
2,543,500 |
2,476,500 |
Ins. Unemployment
Rate (SA)2 |
2.0% |
1.9% |
+0.1 |
1.9% |
1.9% |
Ins. Unemployment Rate
(NSA)2
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1.8% |
1.8% |
0.0 |
1.8% |
1.7% |
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
Federal Employees |
1,194 |
1,193 |
+1 |
1,010 |
Newly Discharged Veterans |
1,994 |
1,886 |
+108 |
1,984 |
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS
(UNADJUSTED)
Federal Employees |
14,248 |
14,341 |
-93 |
15,279 |
Newly Discharged Veterans |
21,379 |
21,233 |
+146 |
25,898 |
Railroad Retirement Board |
2,000 |
2,000 |
0 |
2,000 |
Extended Benefits |
0 |
0 |
0 |
30 |
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 132,170,980 as denominator.
UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 08/18/2007
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
State |
Change |
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State Supplied Comment |
CA |
-3,983 |
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Fewer layoffs in the transportation, communications, and
public utilities industries. |
KY |
-1,529 |
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Fewer layoffs in the automobile industry. |
PR |
-1,443 |
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No comment. |
TX |
-1,308 |
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Fewer layoffs in the service, finance, and manufacturing
industries. |
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
State |
Change |
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State Supplied Comment |
FL |
+1,304 |
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Layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries,
and agriculture. |
MI |
+3,254 |
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Layoffs in the automobile industry. |
State Detail Prior Week
UI Claims Series 1967 to current
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