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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT

          SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA

In the week ending Feb. 10, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 357,000, an increase of 44,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 313,000. The 4-week moving average was 326,250, an increase of 17,500 from the previous week's revised average of 308,750.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.0 percent for the week ending Feb. 3, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week's unrevised rate of 1.9 percent.

The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending Feb. 3 was 2,560,000, an increase of 71,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,489,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,518,750, an increase of 18,500 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,500,250.  

UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 361,198 in the week ending Feb. 10, an increase of 22,218 from the previous week. There were 310,078 initial claims in the comparable week in 2006.

The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.4 percent during the week ending Feb. 3, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 3,087,055, an increase of 105,654 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.3 percent and the volume was 3,006,942.

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

Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 1,175 in the week ending Feb. 3, a decrease of 363 from the prior week. There were 1,787 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of 149 from the preceding week.

There were 17,091 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending Jan. 27, a decrease of 4,290 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 24,163, a decrease of 1,844 from the prior week.

The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Jan. 27 were in Alaska (4.6 percent), Michigan (4.2), Wisconsin (3.8), Rhode Island (3.6), Pennsylvania (3.5), Massachusetts (3.3), New Jersey (3.3), Puerto Rico (3.2), Idaho (3.1), Illinois (3.1), and Vermont (3.1).

The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Feb. 3 were in Virginia (+2,286), Michigan (+1,336), Kentucky (+873), New Jersey (+736), and North Carolina (+466), while the largest decreases were in Missouri (-3,250), South Carolina (-2,494), Pennsylvania (-2,154), Texas (-2,023), and Tennessee (-1,932).

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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Feb. 10 Feb. 3 Change Jan. 27 Year
Initial Claims (SA) 357,000 313,000 +44,000 308,000 317,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 361,198 338,980 +22,218 359,959 310,078
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 326,250 308,750 +17,500 305,000 293,500
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Feb. 3 Jan. 27 Change Jan. 20 Year
Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,560,000 2,489,000 +71,000 2,544,000 2,514,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 3,087,055 2,981,401 +105,654 3,103,449 3,006,942
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,518,750 2,500,250 +18,500 2,480,500 2,538,250
Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 2.0% 1.9% +0.1 1.9% 2.0%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2
 2.4% 2.3% +0.1 2.4% 2.3%
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
       
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
Feb. 3
Jan. 27
Change
Year
Federal Employees 1,175 1,538 -363 1,199
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,787 1,936 -149 2,119
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
Jan. 27
Jan. 20
Change
Year
Federal Employees 17,091 21,381 -4,290 19,580
Newly Discharged Veterans 24,163 26,007 -1,844 29,827
Railroad Retirement Board 5,000 5,000 0 3,000
Extended Benefits 0 1 -1 3,747
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 131,188,612 as denominator.
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UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 02/03/2007 

STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 
State Change State Supplied Comment
MO -3,250 Fewer layoffs in the construction industry.
SC -2,494 Fewer layoffs in the manufacturing industry.
PA -2,154 Fewer layoffs in the textile, apparel, furniture, utilities, and public administration industries, and agriculture.
TX -2,023 Fewer layoffs in the finance and service industries.
TN -1,932 Fewer layoffs in the textile and fabricated metals industries.
CA -1,456 Fewer layoffs in the construction and trade industries.
NY -1,418 Fewer layoffs in the construction industry.
FL -1,401 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and manufacturing industries, and agriculture.
WA -1,348 No comment.
OR -1,164 No comment.
AR -1,003 No comment.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 
State Change State Supplied Comment
MI +1,336 Layoffs in the automobile industry.
VA +2,286 No comment.

State Detail Prior Week
UI Claims Series 1967 to current

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