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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT

          SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA

In the week ending June 10, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 295,000, a decrease of 8,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 303,000. The 4-week moving average was 315,750, a decrease of 12,250 from the previous week's revised average of 328,000.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9 percent for the week ending June 3, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised rate of 1.9 percent.

The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending June 3 was 2,425,000, an increase of 15,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,410,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,417,250, an increase of 10,750 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,406,500.  

UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 284,137 in the week ending June 10, an increase of 23,908 from the previous week. There were 315,938 initial claims in the comparable week in 2005.

The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.7 percent during the week ending June 3, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,230,627, an increase of 66,718 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 1.9 percent and the volume was 2,432,328.

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Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending May 27.

Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 1,333 in the week ending June 3, an increase of 130 from the prior week. There were 1,674 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of 92 from the preceding week.

There were 11,402 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending May 27, an increase of 618 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 25,456, a decrease of 301 from the prior week.

The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending May 27 were in Alaska (3.7 percent), Michigan (3.1), Puerto Rico (3.1), Pennsylvania (2.7), New Jersey (2.4), Oregon (2.3), Arkansas (2.2), Massachusetts (2.2), Connecticut (2.1), Rhode Island (2.1), and Wisconsin (2.1).

The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending June 3 were in Louisiana (+1,056), Tennessee (+725), Illinois (+569), Nebraska (+426), and Arizona (+249), while the largest decreases were in Michigan (-11,280), California (-6,122), New York (-2,466), Georgia (-2,242), and Texas (-2,136).

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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING June 10 June 3 Change May 27 Year
Initial Claims (SA) 295,000 303,000 -8,000 337,000 333,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 284,137 260,229 +23,908 292,714 315,938
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 315,750 328,000 -12,250 333,500 335,000
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING June 3 May 27 Change May 20 Year
Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,425,000 2,410,000 +15,000 2,420,000 2,641,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,230,627 2,163,909 +66,718 2,197,167 2,432,328
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,417,250 2,406,500 +10,750 2,399,250 2,612,000
Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.9% 1.9% 0.0 1.9% 2.1%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2
 1.7% 1.7% 0.0 1.7% 1.9%
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
       
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
June 3
May 27
Change
Year
Federal Employees 1,333 1,203 +130 1,331
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,674 1,766 -92 2,087
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
May 27
May 20
Change
Year
Federal Employees 11,402 10,784 +618 12,223
Newly Discharged Veterans 25,456 25,757 -301 25,481
Railroad Retirement Board 2,000 2,000 0 2,000
Extended Benefits 569 1,317 -748 2,232
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 129,381,803 as denominator.
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UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 06/03/2006 

STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 
State Change State Supplied Comment
MI -11,280 No comment.
CA -6,122 Decrease due to a shorter workweek.
NY -2,466 Fewer layoffs in the construction and manufacturing industries.
GA -2,242 Fewer layoffs in the textile industry.
TX -2,136 Fewer layoffs in the transportation, finance, and manufacturing industries.
NC -2,021 Fewer layoffs in the trade, service, textile, furniture, lumber/wood, and rubber /plastics industries.
MS -1,763 Fewer layoffs in the service and manufacturing industries.
MN -1,148 Fewer layoffs in the manufacturing industry.
WI -1,030 Fewer layoffs in the construction, service, public administration, and manufacturing industries.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 
State Change State Supplied Comment
LA +1,056 No comment.

State Detail Prior Week
UI Claims Series 1967 to current

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