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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT

          SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA

In the week ending Nov. 18, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 321,000, an increase of 12,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 309,000. The 4-week moving average was 317,000, an increase of 3,000 from the previous week's revised average of 314,000.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9 percent for the week ending Nov. 11, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised rate of 1.9 percent.

The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending Nov. 11 was 2,454,000, an increase of 14,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,440,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,435,500, an increase of 3,000 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,432,500.  

UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 365,994 in the week ending Nov. 18, an increase of 79,860 from the previous week. There were 368,859 initial claims in the comparable week in 2005.

The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.8 percent during the week ending Nov. 11, an increase of 0.2 percentage point from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,287,176, an increase of 176,996 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.0 percent and the volume was 2,564,292.

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Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending Nov. 4.

Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 1,433 in the week ending Nov. 11, a decrease of 227 from the prior week. There were 1,684 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of 249 from the preceding week.

There were 14,597 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending Nov. 4, a decrease of 1,458 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 24,391, a decrease of 1,124 from the prior week.

The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Nov. 4 were in Puerto Rico (3.6 percent), Alaska (3.4), Michigan (2.8), Arkansas (2.4), New Jersey (2.3), Pennsylvania (2.3), Oregon (2.2), Massachusetts (2.1), South Carolina (2.1), and Wisconsin (2.1).

The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Nov. 11 were in Mississippi (+547), California (+414), Massachusetts (+258), Idaho (+243), and North Carolina (+55), while the largest decreases were in Kentucky (-5,561), Illinois (-3,829), Pennsylvania (-3,645), Georgia (-2,977), and Florida (-2,291).

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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Nov. 18 Nov. 11 Change Nov. 4 Year
Initial Claims (SA) 321,000 309,000 +12,000 310,000 322,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 365,994 286,134 +79,860 326,711 368,859
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 317,000 314,000 +3,000 311,750 316,750
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Nov. 11 Nov. 4 Change Oct. 28 Year
Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,454,000 2,440,000 +14,000 2,443,000 2,734,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,287,176 2,110,180 +176,996 2,150,055 2,564,292
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,435,500 2,432,500 +3,000 2,434,000 2,735,250
Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.9% 1.9% 0.0 1.9% 2.1%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2
 1.8% 1.6% +0.2 1.6% 2.0%
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
       
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
Nov. 11
Nov. 4
Change
Year
Federal Employees 1,433 1,660 -227 1,803
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,684 1,933 -249 1,723
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
Nov. 4
Oct. 28
Change
Year
Federal Employees 14,597 16,055 -1,458 16,281
Newly Discharged Veterans 24,391 25,515 -1,124 26,380
Railroad Retirement Board 2,000 2,000 0 2,000
Extended Benefits 6 12 -6 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 130,605,286 as denominator.
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UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 11/11/2006 

STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 
State Change State Supplied Comment
KY -5,561 Fewer layoffs in the automobile and manufacturing industries.
IL -3,829 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and manufacturing industries.
PA -3,645 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries.
GA -2,977 No comment.
FL -2,291 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and manufacturing industries, and agriculture.
OH -2,209 No comment.
VA -1,850 Fewer layoffs in the automobile industry.
SC -1,463 Fewer layoffs in the manufacturing industry.
IN -1,370 No comment.
MI -1,341 Fewer layoffs in the automobile industry.
TX -1,322 Fewer layoffs in the trade and manufacturing industries, and agriculture.
MO -1,221 Fewer layoffs in the trade and service industries.
TN -1,206 Fewer layoffs in the industrial machinery, computer, and electronics industries.
WI -1,122 Fewer layoffs in the construction, service, transportation, warehousing, and manufacturing industries.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 
State Change State Supplied Comment
None    

State Detail Prior Week
UI Claims Series 1967 to current

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