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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT

          SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA

In the week ending June 16, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 324,000, an increase of 10,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 314,000. The 4-week moving average was 314,500, an increase of 2,500 from the previous week's revised average of 312,000.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9 percent for the week ending June 9, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised rate of 1.9 percent.

The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending June 9 was 2,523,000, an increase of 39,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,484,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,500,000, a decrease of 250 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 288,962 in the week ending June 16, a decrease of 13,308 from the previous week. There were 277,441 initial claims in the comparable week in 2006.

The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.7 percent during the week ending June 9, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,303,069, an increase of 35,330 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 1.7 percent and the volume was 2,226,057.

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Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending June 2.

Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 1,210 in the week ending June 9, a decrease of 94 from the prior week. There were 1,738 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase of 334 from the preceding week.

There were 10,500 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending June 2, a decrease of 709 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 21,166, an increase of 94 from the prior week.

The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending June 2 were in Alaska (3.1 percent), Puerto Rico (3.0), Michigan (2.8), Arkansas (2.5), New Jersey (2.5), Pennsylvania (2.4), Oregon (2.3), Rhode Island (2.3), California (2.2), Massachusetts (2.2), and Wisconsin (2.2).

The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending June 9 were in California (+10,333), Pennsylvania (+5,220), Florida (+3,576), Illinois (+3,162), and South Carolina (+2,420), while the largest decreases were in Michigan (-1,093), Kansas (-598), Iowa (-372), Alabama (-308), and Mississippi (-275).

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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING June 16 June 9 Change June 2 Year
Initial Claims (SA) 324,000 314,000 +10,000 311,000 312,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 288,962 302,270 -13,308 263,527 277,441
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 314,500 312,000 +2,500 307,500 311,250
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING June 9 June 2 Change May 26 Year
Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,523,000 2,484,000 +39,000 2,530,000 2,441,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,303,069 2,267,739 +35,330 2,254,292 2,226,057
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,500,000 2,500,250 -250 2,497,000 2,432,750
Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.9% 1.9% 0.0 1.9% 1.9%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2
 1.7% 1.7% 0.0 1.7% 1.7%
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
       
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
June 9
June 2
Change
Year
Federal Employees 1,210 1,304 -94 1,266
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,738 1,404 +334 1,964
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
June 2
May 26
Change
Year
Federal Employees 10,500 11,209 -709 11,404
Newly Discharged Veterans 21,166 21,072 +94 25,319
Railroad Retirement Board 2,000 2,000 0 2,000
Extended Benefits 8 0 +8 483
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 06/09/2007 

STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 
State Change State Supplied Comment
MI -1,093 Fewer layoffs in the automobile industry.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 
State Change State Supplied Comment
NY +1,124 Layoffs in the construction and service industries.
NJ +1,481 Layoffs in the trade, service, and manufacturing industries.
GA +1,755 Layoffs in the manufacturing industry.
SC +2,420 Layoffs in the manufacturing industry.
IL +3,162 Layoffs in the trade, service, and manufacturing industries.
FL +3,576 Layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and manufacturing industries, and agriculture.
PA +5,220 Layoffs in the printing/publishing, transportation, chemical, and mining industries.
CA +10,333 Layoffs in the trade and service industries.

State Detail Prior Week
UI Claims Series 1967 to current

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