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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT

          SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA

In the week ending Feb. 17, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 332,000, a decrease of 27,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 359,000. The 4-week moving average was 328,000, an increase of 1,250 from the previous week's revised average of 326,750.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9 percent for the week ending Feb. 10, unchanged from the prior week's revised rate of 1.9 percent.

The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending Feb. 10 was 2,509,000, a decrease of 45,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,554,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,524,000, an increase of 6,750 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,517,250.  

UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 306,719 in the week ending Feb. 17, a decrease of 56,281 from the previous week. There were 269,571 initial claims in the comparable week in 2006.

The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.3 percent during the week ending Feb. 10, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,998,199, a decrease of 81,410 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.3 percent and the volume was 3,017,838.

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

Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 1,244 in the week ending Feb. 10, an increase of 68 from the prior week. There were 1,814 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase of 22 from the preceding week.

There were 20,666 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending Feb. 3, an increase of 3,110 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 25,337, an increase of 129 from the prior week.

The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Feb. 3 were in Alaska (5.6 percent), Michigan (4.7), Puerto Rico (4.0), Pennsylvania (3.9), Wisconsin (3.8), Rhode Island (3.6), New Jersey (3.4), Massachusetts (3.3), Montana (3.3), Arkansas (3.1), Idaho (3.1), Minnesota (3.1), and Vermont (3.1).

The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Feb. 10 were in Pennsylvania (+7,657), Ohio (+5,282), Wisconsin (+4,926), North Carolina (+2,518), and South Carolina (+2,334), while the largest decreases were in California (-1,070), Kansas (-664), Virginia (-502), Texas (-497), and Kentucky
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Feb. 17 Feb. 10 Change Feb. 3 Year
Initial Claims (SA) 332,000 359,000 -27,000 313,000 289,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 306,719 363,000 -56,281 339,018 269,571
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 328,000 326,750 +1,250 308,750 295,500
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Feb. 10 Feb. 3 Change Jan. 27 Year
Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,509,000 2,554,000 -45,000 2,489,000 2,500,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,998,199 3,079,609 -81,410 2,981,310 3,017,838
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,524,000 2,517,250 +6,750 2,500,250 2,522,000
Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.9% 1.9% 0.0 1.9% 1.9%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2
 2.3% 2.3% 0.0 2.3% 2.3%
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
       
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
Feb. 10
Feb. 3
Change
Year
Federal Employees 1,244 1,176 +68 1,107
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,814 1,792 +22 2,101
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
Feb. 3
Jan. 27
Change
Year
Federal Employees 20,666 17,556 +3,110 20,038
Newly Discharged Veterans 25,337 25,208 +129 29,733
Railroad Retirement Board 4,000 4,000 0 3,000
Extended Benefits 1 0 +1 2,903
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 02/10/2007 

STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 
State Change State Supplied Comment
CA -1,070 Fewer layoffs in the construction and service industries.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 
State Change State Supplied Comment
SC +2,334 Layoffs in the manufacturing industry.
NC +2,518 Layoffs in the construction, food, textile, and lumber/wood industries.
WI +4,926 Layoffs in the construction, transportation, warehousing, and manufacturing industries.
OH +5,282 Layoffs in the automobile industry.
PA +7,657 Layoffs in the construction, service, electrical equipment, and transportation industries.

State Detail Prior Week
UI Claims Series 1967 to current

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