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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT

          SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA

In the week ending June 17, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 308,000, an increase of 11,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 297,000. The 4-week moving average was 311,250, a decrease of 5,000 from the previous week's revised average of 316,250.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9 percent for the week ending June 10, 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 10 was 2,439,000, an increase of 18,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,421,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,422,500, an increase of 6,250 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,416,250.  

UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 276,508 in the week ending June 17, a decrease of 9,316 from the previous week. There were 289,831 initial claims in the comparable week in 2005.

The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.7 percent during the week ending June 10, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,233,976, an increase of 6,948 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 1.9 percent and the volume was 2,395,982.

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Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending June 3.

Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 1,258 in the week ending June 10, a decrease of 77 from the prior week. There were 1,958 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase of 281 from the preceding week.

There were 11,398 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending June 3, a decrease of 2 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 25,309, a decrease of 151 from the prior week.

The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending June 3 were in Puerto Rico (4.1 percent), Alaska (3.5), Michigan (3.1), Pennsylvania (2.6), New Jersey (2.4), Oregon (2.4), Arkansas (2.3), Connecticut (2.2), Massachusetts (2.2), California (2.1), Rhode Island (2.1), and Wisconsin (2.1).

The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending June 10 were in Pennsylvania (+5,425), North Carolina (+3,761), California (+2,533), Illinois (+2,283), and New York (+2,099), while the largest decreases were in Texas (-2,065), Kentucky (-799), Nebraska (-484), Arkansas (-255), and Louisiana
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING June 17 June 10 Change June 3 Year
Initial Claims (SA) 308,000 297,000 +11,000 303,000 322,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 276,508 285,824 -9,316 260,263 289,831
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 311,250 316,250 -5,000 328,000 333,750
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING June 10 June 3 Change May 27 Year
Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,439,000 2,421,000 +18,000 2,410,000 2,616,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,233,976 2,227,028 +6,948 2,163,894 2,395,982
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,422,500 2,416,250 +6,250 2,406,500 2,617,250
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 10
June 3
Change
Year
Federal Employees 1,258 1,335 -77 1,419
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,958 1,677 +281 2,238
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
June 3
May 27
Change
Year
Federal Employees 11,398 11,400 -2 12,788
Newly Discharged Veterans 25,309 25,460 -151 26,737
Railroad Retirement Board 2,000 2,000 0 2,000
Extended Benefits 483 569 -86 1,959
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 06/10/2006 

STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 
State Change State Supplied Comment
TX -2,065 Fewer layoffs in the trade, service, and manufacturing industries.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 
State Change State Supplied Comment
OH +1,041 No comment.
AL +1,258 Layoffs in the textile, apparel, primary metals, and wood products industries.
FL +1,392 Layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and manufacturing industries, and agriculture.
GA +1,900 Layoffs in the lawn machinery and equipment industries.
NY +2,099 Layoffs in the construction, service, and manufacturing industries.
IL +2,283 Layoffs in the trade, transportation, and manufacturing industries.
CA +2,533 Layoffs in the service industry.
NC +3,761 Layoffs in the textile, furniture, chemical, and lumber/wood industries.
PA +5,425 Layoffs in the transportation, leather goods, electrical equipment, and service industries.

State Detail Prior Week
UI Claims Series 1967 to current

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