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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT

          SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA

In the week ending Nov.12, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 303,000, a decrease of 25,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 328,000. The 4-week moving average was 321,500, a decrease of 13,500 from the previous week's revised average of 335,000.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.2 percent for the week ending Nov. 5, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised rate of 2.2 percent.

The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending Nov. 5 was 2,793,000, an increase of 3,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,790,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,811,250, a decrease of 17,250 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,828,500.  

UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 281,847 in the week ending Nov. 12, a decrease of 58,470 from the previous week. There were 311,901 initial claims in the comparable week in 2004.

The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9 percent during the week ending Nov. 5, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,388,394, a decrease of 28,096 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 1.9 percent and the volume was 2,388,670.

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Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending Oct. 29.

Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 2,040 in the week ending Nov. 5, an increase of 668 from the prior week. There were 1,987 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase of 174 from the preceding week.

There were 17,382 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending Oct. 29, an increase of 454 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 28,251, an increase of 130 from the prior week.

The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Oct. 29 were in Louisiana (11.0 percent), Mississippi (4.9), Alaska (4.2), Puerto Rico (4.1), Michigan (2.5), New Jersey (2.5), Pennsylvania (2.5), Oregon (2.4), Arkansas (2.3), and Massachusetts (2.1).

The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Nov. 5 were in Louisiana (+11,326), Michigan (+7,252), Kentucky (+3,990), New York (+2,893), and Washington (+2,699), while the largest decreases were in Pennsylvania (-462), Ohio (-284), Oklahoma (-267), Arizona (-243), and Nebraska
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Nov. 12 Nov. 5 Change Oct. 29 Year
Initial Claims (SA) 303,000 328,000 -25,000 325,000 336,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 281,847 340,317 -58,470 294,376 311,901
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 321,500 335,000 -13,500 350,750 335,500
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Nov. 5 Oct. 29 Change Oct. 22 Year
Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,793,000 2,790,000 +3,000 2,795,000 2,784,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,388,394 2,416,490 -28,096 2,378,680 2,388,670
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,811,250 2,828,500 -17,250 2,845,500 2,795,500
Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 2.2% 2.2% 0.0 2.2% 2.2%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 1.9% 1.9% 0.0 1.9% 1.9%
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
       
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
Nov. 5
Oct. 29
Change
Year
Federal Employees 2,040 1,372 +668 2,221
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,987 1,813 +174 1,953
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
Oct. 29
Oct. 22
Change
Year
Federal Employees 17,382 16,928 +454 18,645
Newly Discharged Veterans 28,251 28,121 +130 28,427
Railroad Retirement Board 2,000 2,000 0 2,000
Extended Benefits 2 0 +2 1
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 128,182,010 as denominator.
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UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 11/05/2005 

STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 
State Change State Supplied Comment
None    
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 
State Change State Supplied Comment
NJ +1,220 Layoffs in the trade, service, and manufacturing industries.
AL +1,311 Layoffs in the textile, finance, and insurance industries.
WI +1,563 Layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and manufacturing industries.
MN +1,662 Layoffs in the construction and tourist industries.
IL +1,962 Layoffs in the trade and service industries.
OR +2,072 No comment.
WA +2,699 No comment.
NY +2,893 Layoffs in the construction industry.
KY +3,990 Layoffs in the manufacturing industry.
MI +7,252 Layoffs in the automobile industry.
LA +11,326 The main reason for the increase was the start of a new quarter of wage credits for benefit purposes. 12,297 claims were Hurricane related.

State Detail Prior Week
UI Claims Series 1967 to current

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