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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending July 28, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial
claims was 307,000, an increase of 4,000 from the previous week's revised
figure of 303,000. The 4-week moving average was 305,500, a decrease of 3,500
from the previous week's revised average of 309,000.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9 percent
for the week ending July 21, 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 21 was 2,525,000, a decrease of 16,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,541,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,545,000,
a decrease of 9,250 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,554,250.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted,
totaled 255,679 in the week ending July 28, a decrease of 43,069 from the previous
week. There were 259,974 initial claims in the comparable week in 2006.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9 percent during the
week ending July 21, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number
for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,454,584, a decrease
of 134,211 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 1.8 percent
and the volume was 2,358,926.
Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending July 14.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 1,218 in the week ending July 21, a decrease of 451 from the prior week. There were 1,680 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of 192 from the preceding week.
There were 13,839 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending July 14, an increase of 247 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 21,458, an increase of 101 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending July 14 were in Michigan (4.1 percent), Puerto Rico (3.6), New Jersey (3.1), Pennsylvania (3.1), Rhode Island (3.1), Alaska (2.7), Arkansas (2.7), Connecticut (2.5), Massachusetts (2.5), California (2.4), and Wisconsin (2.4).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending July 21 were in Illinois (+2,564), Kentucky (+673), Kansas (+164), Colorado (+79), and the District of Columbia (+65), while the largest decreases were in North Carolina (-10,943), Pennsylvania (-9,771), New York (-9,751), Michigan (-6,439), and Georgia (-5,917).
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance |
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Prior1 |
WEEK ENDING |
July 28 |
July 21 |
Change |
July 14 |
Year |
Initial Claims (SA) |
307,000 |
303,000 |
+4,000 |
303,000 |
315,000 |
Initial Claims
(NSA) |
255,679 |
298,748 |
-43,069 |
383,839 |
259,974 |
4-Wk Moving Average
(SA) |
305,500 |
309,000 |
-3,500 |
312,500 |
312,750 |
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Advance |
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Prior1 |
WEEK ENDING |
July 21 |
July 14 |
Change |
July 7 |
Year |
Ins. Unemployment
(SA) |
2,525,000 |
2,541,000 |
-16,000 |
2,563,000 |
2,439,000 |
Ins. Unemployment
(NSA) |
2,454,584 |
2,588,795 |
-134,211 |
2,581,098 |
2,358,926 |
4-Wk Moving Average
(SA) |
2,545,000 |
2,554,250 |
-9,250 |
2,540,250 |
2,455,250 |
Ins. Unemployment
Rate (SA)2 |
1.9% |
1.9% |
0.0 |
1.9% |
1.9% |
Ins. Unemployment Rate
(NSA)2
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1.9% |
2.0% |
-0.1 |
2.0% |
1.8% |
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
Federal Employees |
1,218 |
1,669 |
-451 |
1,398 |
Newly Discharged Veterans |
1,680 |
1,872 |
-192 |
2,270 |
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS
(UNADJUSTED)
Federal Employees |
13,839 |
13,592 |
+247 |
14,938 |
Newly Discharged Veterans |
21,458 |
21,357 |
+101 |
25,692 |
Railroad Retirement Board |
2,000 |
2,000 |
0 |
2,000 |
Extended Benefits |
0 |
0 |
0 |
43 |
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.
UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 07/21/2007
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
State |
Change |
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State Supplied Comment |
NC |
-10,943 |
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Fewer layoffs in the textile, furniture, transportation equipment,
industrial equipment, food, construction, trade, and service industries. |
PA |
-9,771 |
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Fewer layoffs in the electrical equipment, food, wood products,
and public administration industries. |
NY |
-9,751 |
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Fewer layoffs in the construction, service, and transportation
industries. |
MI |
-6,439 |
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Fewer layoffs in the automobile industry. |
GA |
-5,917 |
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Fewer layoffs in the manufacturing industry. |
AL |
-4,744 |
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Fewer layoffs in the apparel and wood products industries. |
WI |
-4,599 |
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Fewer layoffs in the construction, service, and manufacturing
industries. |
SC |
-3,863 |
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Fewer layoffs in the manufacturing industry. |
TN |
-3,361 |
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Fewer layoffs in the industrial machinery, transportation
equipment, wood products, trade, and service industries. |
MO |
-2,993 |
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Fewer layoffs in the manufacturing industry. |
FL |
-2,840 |
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Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and manufacturing
industries, and agriculture. |
CA |
-2,512 |
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Fewer layoffs in the service industry. |
IN |
-2,388 |
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Fewer layoffs in the utilities and manufacturing industries. |
NJ |
-2,172 |
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Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and manufacturing
industries. |
OR |
-1,967 |
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No comment. |
VA |
-1,865 |
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Fewer layoffs in the manufacturing industry. |
MS |
-1,582 |
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No comment. |
CT |
-1,078 |
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No comment. |
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
State |
Change |
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State Supplied Comment |
IL |
+2,564 |
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Layoffs in the manufacturing industry. |
State Detail Prior Week
UI Claims Series 1967 to current
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