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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT

          SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA

In the week ending July 7, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 308,000, a decrease of 12,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 320,000. The 4-week moving average was 317,750, a decrease of 1,500 from the previous week's revised average of 319,250.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9 percent for the week ending June 30, unchanged from the prior week's revised rate of 1.9 percent.

The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending June 30 was 2,554,000, a decrease of 4,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,558,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,528,500, an increase of 17,500 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,511,000.  

UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 416,142 in the week ending July 7, an increase of 116,151 from the previous week. There were 418,363 initial claims in the comparable week in 2006.

The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.8 percent during the week ending June 30, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,306,379, a decrease of 44,377 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 1.7 percent and the volume was 2,211,698.

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Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending June 23.

Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 1,467 in the week ending June 30, an increase of 189 from the prior week. There were 1,588 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of 83 from the preceding week.

There were 12,242 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending June 23, an increase of 1,311 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 21,233, an increase of 14 from the prior week.

The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending June 23 were in Puerto Rico (3.4 percent), Alaska (2.9), Pennsylvania (2.9), Michigan (2.6), New Jersey (2.6), Rhode Island (2.6), Arkansas (2.5), Massachusetts (2.4), California (2.3), Oregon (2.3), and Wisconsin (2.3).

The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending June 30 were in New York (+3,974), Kentucky (+2,416), New Jersey (+2,127), Indiana (+1,993), and Michigan (+1,813), while the largest decreases were in Pennsylvania (-3,014), Florida (-2,350), Massachusetts (-1,806), Maryland (-1,613), and Wisconsin (-1,303).

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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING July 7 June 30 Change June 23 Year
Initial Claims (SA) 308,000 320,000 -12,000 317,000 324,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 416,142 299,991 +116,151 292,583 418,363
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 317,750 319,250 -1,500 317,000 316,000
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING June 30 June 23 Change June 16 Year
Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,554,000 2,558,000 -4,000 2,485,000 2,428,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,306,379 2,350,756 -44,377 2,278,797 2,211,698
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,528,500 2,511,000 +17,500 2,504,000 2,435,000
Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.9% 1.9% 0.0 1.9% 1.9%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2
 1.8% 1.8% 0.0 1.7% 1.7%
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
       
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
June 30
June 23
Change
Year
Federal Employees 1,467 1,278 +189 1,691
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,588 1,671 -83 1,953
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
June 23
June 16
Change
Year
Federal Employees 12,242 10,931 +1,311 12,411
Newly Discharged Veterans 21,233 21,219 +14 25,363
Railroad Retirement Board 2,000 2,000 0 1,000
Extended Benefits 0 0 0 109
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 06/30/2007 

STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 
State Change State Supplied Comment
PA -3,014 Fewer layoffs in the transportation, petroleum, and service industries.
FL -2,350 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and manufacturing industries, and agriculture.
MA -1,806 No comment.
MD -1,613 No comment.
WI -1,303 Fewer layoffs in the construction, transportation, warehousing, and manufacturing industries.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 
State Change State Supplied Comment
CA +1,161 Layoffs in the service industry.
NC +1,170 Layoffs in the transportation equipment and furniture industries.
CT +1,375 No comment.
MI +1,813 Layoffs in the automobile industry.
IN +1,993 Layoffs in the automobile industry.
NJ +2,127 Layoffs in the transportation, warehousing, public administration, construction, trade, and service industries.
KY +2,416 Layoffs in the automobile and manufacturing industries.
NY +3,974 Layoffs in the transportation and service industries.

State Detail Prior Week
UI Claims Series 1967 to current

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