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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT

          SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA

In the week ending Oct. 13, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 337,000, an increase of 28,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 309,000. The 4-week moving average was 316,500, an increase of 6,000 from the previous week's revised average of 310,500.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9 percent for the week ending Oct. 6, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised rate of 1.9 percent.

The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending Oct. 6 was 2,534,000, an increase of 19,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,515,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,532,500, a decrease of 1,500 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,534,000.  

UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 305,170 in the week ending Oct. 13, an increase of 6,892 from the previous week. There were 271,863 initial claims in the comparable week in 2006.

The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.6 percent during the week ending Oct. 6, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,105,344, a decrease of 7,658 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 1.6 percent and the volume was 2,030,299.

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Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending Sept. 29.

Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 2,152 in the week ending Oct. 6, an increase of 1,024 from the prior week. There were 1,968 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase of 240 from the preceding week.

There were 14,652 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending Sept. 29, an increase of 819 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 22,332, a decrease of 136 from the prior week.

The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Sept. 29 were in Puerto Rico (2.7 percent), Alaska (2.4), New Jersey (2.4), Michigan (2.3), Pennsylvania (2.3), Arkansas (2.2), California (2.2), Rhode Island (2.2), Oregon (2.1), and Massachusetts (2.0).

The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Oct. 6 were in California (+6,317), Georgia (+3,255), Kentucky (+3,159), New York (+3,094), and Illinois (+2,865), while the largest decreases were in Louisiana (-468), North Carolina (-436), Maryland (-416), Texas (-223), and Kansas (-154).

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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Oct. 13 Oct. 6 Change Sept. 29 Year
Initial Claims (SA) 337,000 309,000 +28,000 320,000 308,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 305,170 298,278 +6,892 255,431 271,863
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 316,500 310,500 +6,000 313,250 310,750
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Oct. 6 Sept. 29 Change Sept. 22 Year
Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,534,000 2,515,000 +19,000 2,536,000 2,443,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,105,344 2,113,002 -7,658 2,140,701 2,030,299
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,532,500 2,534,000 -1,500 2,554,500 2,438,000
Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.9% 1.9% 0.0 1.9% 1.9%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2
 1.6% 1.6% 0.0 1.6% 1.6%
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
       
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
Oct. 6
Sept. 29
Change
Year
Federal Employees 2,152 1,128 +1,024 2,269
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,968 1,728 +240 2,317
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
Sept. 29
Sept. 22
Change
Year
Federal Employees 14,652 13,833 +819 14,878
Newly Discharged Veterans 22,332 22,468 -136 24,762
Railroad Retirement Board 3,000 3,000 0 2,000
Extended Benefits 0 0 0 37
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 132,623,886 as denominator.
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UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 10/06/2007 

STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 
State Change State Supplied Comment
None    
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 
State Change State Supplied Comment
AR +1,268 No comment.
MA +1,299 Layoffs in the construction, service, finance, insurance, public administration, and manufacturing industries.
FL +1,316 Layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and manufacturing industries, and agriculture.
NJ +1,342 Layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and manufacturing industries.
WA +1,508 Layoffs in the construction and manufacturing industries.
VA +1,694 Layoffs in the automobile, finance, information, and manufacturing industries.
PA +1,992 Layoffs in the manufacturing industry, and agriculture.
OR +2,139 No comment.
MO +2,431 Layoffs in the manufacturing industry.
MI +2,506 Layoffs in the automobile industry.
IL +2,865 Layoffs in the trade, service, and manufacturing industries.
NY +3,094 Layoffs in the construction and manufacturing industries.
KY +3,159 Layoffs in the automobile and manufacturing industries.
GA +3,255 Layoffs in the manufacturing industry.
CA +6,317 Layoffs in the construction, service, finance, insurance, and real estate industries.

State Detail Prior Week
UI Claims Series 1967 to current

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