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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT

          SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA

In the week ending June 30, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 318,000, an increase of 2,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 316,000. The 4-week moving average was 318,500, an increase of 1,750 from the previous week's revised average of 316,750.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.0 percent for the week ending June 23, 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 June 23 was 2,569,000, an increase of 84,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,485,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,513,750, an increase of 9,750 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,504,000.  

UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 298,156 in the week ending June 30, an increase of 6,847 from the previous week. There were 304,638 initial claims in the comparable week in 2006.

The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.8 percent during the week ending June 23, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,360,918, an increase of 82,116 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 1.7 percent and the volume was 2,261,568.

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Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending June 16.

Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 1,277 in the week ending June 23, an increase of 49 from the prior week. There were 1,668 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase of 38 from the preceding week.

There were 10,918 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending June 16, a decrease of 966 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 21,215, an increase of 348 from the prior week.

The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending June 16 were in Puerto Rico (3.3 percent), Alaska (3.0), Michigan (2.6), Pennsylvania (2.6), Arkansas (2.5), New Jersey (2.5), 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 23 were in New Jersey (+5,187), Massachusetts (+4,539), Connecticut (+1,758), Michigan (+1,319), and New York (+1,074), while the largest decreases were in Pennsylvania (-4,255), North Carolina (-2,203), Wisconsin (-1,740), Illinois
(-1,501), and South Carolina (-1,071).

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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING June 30 June 23 Change June 16 Year
Initial Claims (SA) 318,000 316,000 +2,000 326,000 316,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 298,156 291,309 +6,847 290,951 304,638
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 318,500 316,750 +1,750 315,000 309,750
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING June 23 June 16 Change June 9 Year
Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,569,000 2,485,000 +84,000 2,517,000 2,453,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,360,918 2,278,802 +82,116 2,298,047 2,261,568
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,513,750 2,504,000 +9,750 2,498,500 2,435,750
Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 2.0% 1.9% +0.1 1.9% 1.9%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2
 1.8% 1.7% +0.1 1.7% 1.7%
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
       
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
June 23
June 16
Change
Year
Federal Employees 1,277 1,228 +49 1,418
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,668 1,630 +38 1,937
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
June 16
June 9
Change
Year
Federal Employees 10,918 11,884 -966 11,834
Newly Discharged Veterans 21,215 20,867 +348 25,519
Railroad Retirement Board 2,000 2,000 0 1,000
Extended Benefits 0 1 -1 303
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 06/23/2007 

STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 
State Change State Supplied Comment
PA -4,255 Fewer layoffs in the furniture, electrical equipment, and transportation industries.
NC -2,203 Fewer layoffs in the transportation equipment, electrical equipment, and electronic equipment industries.
WI -1,740 Fewer layoffs in the construction, service, transportation, warehousing, and manufacturing industries.
IL -1,501 Fewer layoffs in the trade, service, and manufacturing industries.
SC -1,071 Fewer layoffs in the manufacturing industry.
FL -1,049 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries, and agriculture.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 
State Change State Supplied Comment
NY +1,074 Layoffs in the service industry.
MI +1,319 Layoffs in the automobile industry.
CT +1,758 Layoffs in the transportation and service industries.
MA +4,539 Layoffs in the transportation, warehousing, and service industries.
NJ +5,187 Layoffs in the transportation, warehousing, service, and public administration industries.

State Detail Prior Week
UI Claims Series 1967 to current

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