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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT

          SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA

In the week ending July 21, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 301,000, a decrease of 2,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 303,000. The 4-week moving average was 308,500, a decrease of 4,000 from the previous week's revised average of 312,500.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9 percent for the week ending July 14, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised rate of 1.9 percent.

The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending July 14 was 2,545,000, a decrease of 19,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,564,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,555,500, an increase of 15,000 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,540,500.  

UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 296,731 in the week ending July 21, a decrease of 87,655 from the previous week. There were 288,875 initial claims in the comparable week in 2006.

The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.0 percent during the week ending July 14, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,593,163, an increase of 11,669 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 1.9 percent and the volume was 2,499,741.

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

Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 1,660 in the week ending July 14, a decrease of 275 from the prior week. There were 1,867 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase of 394 from the preceding week.

There were 13,574 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending July 7, an increase of 1,851 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 21,348, an increase of 1,014 from the prior week.

The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending July 7 were in Puerto Rico (3.2 percent), New Jersey (3.1), Michigan (3.0), Pennsylvania (3.0), Rhode Island (3.0), Arkansas (2.8), Wisconsin (2.8), Alaska (2.7), Connecticut (2.6), Massachusetts (2.6), and Oregon (2.6).

The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending July 14 were in North Carolina (+12,842), Tennessee (+6,749), Florida (+6,028), Georgia (+5,733), and Alabama (+5,132), while the largest decreases were in Michigan (-18,269), Ohio (-11,031), Wisconsin (-7,963), New York (-6,681), and Indiana (-4,522).

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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING July 21 July 14 Change July 7 Year
Initial Claims (SA) 301,000 303,000 -2,000 309,000 302,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 296,731 384,386 -87,655 417,554 288,875
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 308,500 312,500 -4,000 318,250 313,000
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING July 14 July 7 Change June 30 Year
Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,545,000 2,564,000 -19,000 2,551,000 2,463,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,593,163 2,581,494 +11,669 2,303,357 2,499,741
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,555,500 2,540,500 +15,000 2,528,750 2,458,750
Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.9% 1.9% 0.0 1.9% 1.9%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2
 2.0% 2.0% 0.0 1.7% 1.9%
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
       
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
July 14
July 7
Change
Year
Federal Employees 1,660 1,935 -275 1,808
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,867 1,473 +394 2,539
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
July 7
June 30
Change
Year
Federal Employees 13,574 11,723 +1,851 13,883
Newly Discharged Veterans 21,348 20,334 +1,014 25,958
Railroad Retirement Board 2,000 2,000 0 1,000
Extended Benefits 0 0 0 34
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 132,170,980 as denominator.
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UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 07/14/2007 

STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 
State Change State Supplied Comment
MI -18,269 Fewer layoffs in the automobile industry.
OH -11,031 No comment.
WI -7,963 Fewer layoffs in the construction and manufacturing industries.
NY -6,681 Fewer layoffs in the transportation and service industries.
IN -4,522 Fewer layoffs in the automobile industry.
IA -3,863 No comment.
NJ -2,768 Fewer layoffs in the transportation, warehousing, and service industries.
IL -2,623 Fewer layoffs in the trade and manufacturing industries.
CA -2,395 Fewer layoffs in the service and manufacturing industries.
MA -2,257 No comment.
AR -1,890 No comment.
OK -1,729 No comment.
WA -1,676 No comment.
MN -1,305 Fewer layoffs in the manufacturing industry.
CT -1,258 No comment.
OR -1,217 No comment.
KS -1,181 Fewer layoffs in the manufacturing industry.
MD -1,038 No comment.
ND -1,025 No comment.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 
State Change State Supplied Comment
PA +1,290 Layoffs in the trade, food, chemical, and fabricated metals industries.
VA +1,683 Layoffs in the automobile and manufacturing industries.
SC +4,813 Layoffs in the manufacturing industry.
AL +5,132 Layoffs in the construction, apparel, and wood products industries.
GA +5,733 Layoffs in the manufacturing industry.
FL +6,028 Layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and manufacturing industries, and agriculture.
TN +6,749 Layoffs in the transportation equipment and wood products industries.
NC +12,842 Layoffs in the construction, transportation equipment, textile, furniture, lumber/wood, and rubber/plastics industries.

State Detail Prior Week
UI Claims Series 1967 to current

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