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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT

          SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA

In the week ending June 18, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 314,000, a decrease of 20,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 334,000. The 4-week moving average was 333,000, a decrease of 2,500 from the previous week's revised average of 335,500.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.0 percent for the week ending June 11, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week's unrevised rate of 2.1 percent.

The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending June 11 was 2,600,000, a decrease of 38,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,638,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,603,000, an increase of 7,500 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,595,500.  

UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 287,920 in the week ending June 18, a decrease of 27,846 from the previous week. There were 322,481 initial claims in the comparable week in 2004.

The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9 percent during the week ending June 11, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,399,505, a decrease of 32,861 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.2 percent and the volume was 2,733,297.

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Extended benefits were available in Alaska during the week ending June 4.

Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 1,414 in the week ending June 11, an increase of 83 from the prior week. There were 2,234 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase of 147 from the preceding week.

There were 12,783 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending June 4, an increase of 560 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 26,737, an increase of 1,256 from the prior week.

The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending June 4 were in Puerto Rico (4.6 percent), Alaska (3.8), Michigan (3.0), Oregon (2.8), Pennsylvania (2.8), New Jersey (2.6), Arkansas (2.5), Massachusetts (2.4), South Carolina (2.4), California (2.3), and Connecticut (2.3).

The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending June 11 were in North Carolina (+6,994), California (+4,587), Pennsylvania (+4,482), Georgia (+3,591), and Oklahoma (+2,493), while the largest decreases were in Texas (-3,885), Indiana (-1,681), Louisiana (-994), Tennessee (-692), and New Hampshire (-631).

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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING June 18 June 11 Change June 4 Year
Initial Claims (SA) 314,000 334,000 -20,000 333,000 348,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 287,920 315,766 -27,846 289,914 322,481
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 333,000 335,500 -2,500 332,500 345,250
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING June 11 June 4 Change May 28 Year
Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,600,000 2,638,000 -38,000 2,582,000 2,952,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,399,505 2,432,366 -32,861 2,342,313 2,733,297
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,603,000 2,595,500 +7,500 2,585,000 2,930,750
Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 2.0% 2.1% -0.1 2.0% 2.3%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 1.9% 1.9% 0.0 1.8% 2.2%
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
       
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
June 11
June 4
Change
Year
Federal Employees 1,414 1,331 +83 1,418
Newly Discharged Veterans 2,234 2,087 +147 1,902
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
June 4
May 28
Change
Year
Federal Employees 12,783 12,223 +560 13,314
Newly Discharged Veterans 26,737 25,481 +1,256 25,133
Railroad Retirement Board 2,000 2,000 0 2,000
Extended Benefits 1,958 2,232 -274 2,345
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 127,095,859 as denominator.
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UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 06/11/2005 

STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 
State Change State Supplied Comment
TX -3,885 Fewer layoffs in the trade, finance, and manufacturing industries.
IN -1,681 Fewer layoffs in the manufacturing industry.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 
State Change State Supplied Comment
FL +1,212 Layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and manufacturing industries, and agriculture.
DE +1,247 No comment.
IL +1,943 Layoffs in the trade, service, and manufacturing industries.
MI +1,971 Layoffs in the automobile industry.
SC +2,385 Layoffs in the textile industry.
OK +2,493 Layoffs in the automobile industry.
GA +3,591 Layoffs in the food industry.
PA +4,482 Layoffs in the transportation and service industries.
CA +4,587 Layoffs in the trade and service industries.
NC +6,994 Layoffs in the construction, textile, furniture, transportation, and lumber/wood industries.

State Detail Prior Week
UI Claims Series 1967 to current

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