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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT

          SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA

In the week ending April 21, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 321,000, a decrease of 20,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 341,000. The 4-week moving average was 332,000, an increase of 2,750 from the previous week's revised average of 329,250.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.0 percent for the week ending April 14, 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 April 14 was 2,594,000, an increase of 65,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,529,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,534,000, an increase of 19,250 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,514,750.  

UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 300,511 in the week ending April 21, a decrease of 17,072 from the previous week. There were 291,349 initial claims in the comparable week in 2006.

The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.0 percent during the week ending April 14, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,641,046, an increase of 46,389 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 1.9 percent and the volume was 2,482,997.

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Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending April 7.

Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 991 in the week ending April 14, a decrease of 214 from the prior week. There were 1,594 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of 108 from the preceding week.

There were 12,742 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending April 7, a decrease of 3,102 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 22,857, a decrease of 463 from the prior week.

The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending April 7 were in Alaska (3.9 percent), Michigan (3.9), Wisconsin (3.3), Puerto Rico (3.2), New Jersey (3.0), Rhode Island (3.0), Pennsylvania (2.9), Vermont (2.9), Massachusetts (2.8), and Oregon (2.6).

The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending April 14 were in New York (+16,037), New Jersey (+2,943), Puerto Rico (+1,880), South Carolina (+1,553), and Indiana (+1,416), while the largest decreases were in California (-5,309), Pennsylvania (-5,150), Illinois (-3,319), Michigan (-2,552), and Washington (-2,175).

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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 21 April 14 Change April 7 Year
Initial Claims (SA) 321,000 341,000 -20,000 343,000 310,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 300,511 317,583 -17,072 328,266 291,349
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 332,000 329,250 +2,750 323,500 307,500
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING April 14 April 7 Change March 31 Year
Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,594,000 2,529,000 +65,000 2,524,000 2,451,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,641,046 2,594,657 +46,389 2,688,419 2,482,997
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,534,000 2,514,750 +19,250 2,506,250 2,442,000
Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 2.0% 1.9% +0.1 1.9% 1.9%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2
 2.0% 2.0% 0.0 2.0% 1.9%
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
       
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
April 14
April 7
Change
Year
Federal Employees 991 1,205 -214 898
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,594 1,702 -108 1,642
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
April 7
March 31
Change
Year
Federal Employees 12,742 15,844 -3,102 13,334
Newly Discharged Veterans 22,857 23,320 -463 26,263
Railroad Retirement Board 3,000 3,000 0 2,000
Extended Benefits 0 0 0 508
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 131,660,675 as denominator.
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UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 04/14/2007 

STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 
State Change State Supplied Comment
CA -5,309 Fewer layoffs in the service industry.
PA -5,150 Fewer layoffs in the industrial machinery, petroleum, and mining industries, and agriculture.
IL -3,319 Fewer layoffs in the trade, service, and manufacturing industries.
MI -2,552 No comment.
WA -2,175 No comment.
OR -1,880 No comment.
FL -1,443 Fewer layoffs in the trade, service, and manufacturing industries, and agriculture.
TX -1,421 Fewer layoffs in the transportation, finance, service, and manufacturing industries.
WI -1,361 Fewer layoffs in the construction, service, transportation, and warehousing industries.
MD -1,242 No comment.
VA -1,194 No comment.
MS -1,050 Fewer layoffs in the manufacturing industry.
AR -1,003 No comment.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 
State Change State Supplied Comment
GA +1,180 Layoffs in the musical instruments industry.
IN +1,416 No comment.
SC +1,553 Layoffs in the manufacturing industry.
PR +1,880 No comment.
NJ +2,943 Layoffs in the transportation, warehousing, construction, trade, service, and public administration industries.
NY +16,037 Layoffs in the transportation, trade, service, and public administration industries.

State Detail Prior Week
UI Claims Series 1967 to current

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