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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT

          SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA

In the week ending July 22, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 298,000, a decrease of 7,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 305,000. The 4-week moving average was 312,750, a decrease of 4,250 from the previous week's revised average of 317,000.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9 percent for the week ending July 15, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised rate of 1.9 percent.

The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending July 15 was 2,475,000, a decrease of 23,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,498,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,460,250, an increase of 18,250 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,442,000.  

UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 287,747 in the week ending July 22, a decrease of 89,903 from the previous week. There were 295,026 initial claims in the comparable week in 2005.

The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9 percent during the week ending July 15, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,509,781, a decrease of 8,103 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.1 percent and the volume was 2,634,714.

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Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending July 8.

Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 1,807 in the week ending July 15, a decrease of 507 from the prior week. There were 2,536 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase of 544 from the preceding week.

There were 13,843 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending July 8, an increase of 1,481 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 25,952, an increase of 1,970 from the prior week.

The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending July 8 were in Puerto Rico (4.9 percent), Michigan (3.2), Pennsylvania (3.2), New Jersey (3.1), Alaska (3.0), Arkansas (2.7), Rhode Island (2.7), Wisconsin (2.7), Connecticut (2.6), Massachusetts (2.5), and Oregon (2.5).

The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending July 15 were in North Carolina (+7,402), Tennessee (+7,316), South Carolina (+5,814), Alabama (+5,598), and Georgia (+5,523), while the largest decreases were in Michigan (-14,432), Wisconsin (-7,466), New York (-6,458), Pennsylvania
(-6,327), and Ohio (-5,996).

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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING July 22 July 15 Change July 8 Year
Initial Claims (SA) 298,000 305,000 -7,000 334,000 313,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 287,747 377,650 -89,903 418,363 295,026
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 312,750 317,000 -4,250 318,000 321,500
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING July 15 July 8 Change July 1 Year
Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,475,000 2,498,000 -23,000 2,420,000 2,611,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,509,781 2,517,884 -8,103 2,211,698 2,634,714
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,460,250 2,442,000 +18,250 2,423,250 2,606,750
Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.9% 1.9% 0.0 1.9% 2.0%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2
 1.9% 1.9% 0.0 1.7% 2.1%
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
       
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
July 15
July 8
Change
Year
Federal Employees 1,807 2,314 -507 1,762
Newly Discharged Veterans 2,536 1,992 +544 2,147
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
July 8
July 1
Change
Year
Federal Employees 13,843 12,362 +1,481 15,561
Newly Discharged Veterans 25,952 23,982 +1,970 28,616
Railroad Retirement Board 1,000 1,000 0 2,000
Extended Benefits 34 59 -25 0
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 129,945,159 as denominator.
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UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 07/15/2006 

STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 
State Change State Supplied Comment
MI -14,432 Fewer layoffs in the automobile industry.
WI -7,466 Fewer layoffs in the construction, service, and manufacturing industries.
NY -6,458 Fewer layoffs in the transportation, public administration, and service industries.
PA -6,327 Fewer layoffs in the construction, service, and fabricated metals industries.
OH -5,996 No comment.
TX -4,715 Fewer layoffs in the trade, service, and finance industries.
KY -3,870 No comment.
NJ -3,653 No comment.
IA -3,341 No comment.
IN -1,773 Fewer layoffs in the manufacturing industry.
MA -1,680 No comment.
CA -1,474 No comment.
MD -1,342 No comment.
IL -1,240 Fewer layoffs in the trade, service, and manufacturing industries.
MO -1,203 Fewer layoffs in the service and furniture industries.
WA -1,129 No comment.
CT -1,093 No comment.
KS -1,010 Fewer layoffs in the transportation, warehousing, service, and manufacturing industries.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 
State Change State Supplied Comment
LA +1,300 No comment.
GA +5,523 Layoffs in the textile and manufacturing industries.
AL +5,598 Layoffs in the apparel and wood products industries.
SC +5,814 Layoffs in the manufacturing industry.
TN +7,316 Layoffs in the wood products and transportation equipment industries.
NC +7,402 Layoffs in the textile, primary metals, rubber/plastics, and lumber/wood industries.

State Detail Prior Week
UI Claims Series 1967 to current

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