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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending Dec. 1, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial
claims was 338,000, a decrease of 15,000 from the previous week's revised
figure of 353,000. The 4-week moving average was 340,250, an increase of 4,750
from the previous week's revised average of 335,500.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.0 percent
for the week ending Nov. 24, unchanged from the prior
week's unrevised rate of 2.0 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending Nov. 24 was 2,599,000, a decrease of 59,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,658,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,593,750,
an increase of 6,000 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,587,750.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted,
totaled 461,767 in the week ending Dec. 1, an increase of 137,638 from the previous
week. There were 448,898 initial claims in the comparable week in 2006.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.1 percent during the
week ending Nov. 24, an increase of 0.4 percentage point from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number
for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,731,681, an increase
of 514,527 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.0 percent
and the volume was 2,620,460.
P>Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending Nov. 17.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 1,206 in the week ending Nov. 24, a decrease of 543 from the prior week. There were 1,086 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of 412 from the preceding week.
There were 14,206 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending Nov. 17, a decrease of 1,074 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 21,649, a decrease of 1,280 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Nov. 17 were in Alaska (3.7 percent), Michigan (2.9), New Jersey (2.6), Pennsylvania (2.6), Oregon (2.5), Arkansas (2.4), Rhode Island (2.3), Massachusetts (2.2), Wisconsin (2.1), California (2.0), Connecticut (2.0), Nevada (2.0), and South Carolina (2.0).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Nov. 24 were in Wisconsin (+14,126), Pennsylvania (+4,411), Iowa (+3,435), Arkansas (+2,571), and Indiana (+2,060), while the largest decreases were in California (-10,435), North Carolina (4,142), Texas (-3,425), Georgia (-2,939), and Florida (-2,868).
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance |
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Prior1 |
WEEK ENDING |
Dec. 1 |
Nov. 24 |
Change |
Nov. 17 |
Year |
Initial Claims (SA) |
338,000 |
353,000 |
-15,000 |
329,000 |
323,000 |
Initial Claims
(NSA) |
461,767 |
324,129 |
+137,638 |
323,276 |
448,898 |
4-Wk Moving Average
(SA) |
340,250 |
335,500 |
+4,750 |
329,500 |
327,250 |
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Advance |
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Prior1 |
WEEK ENDING |
Nov. 24 |
Nov. 17 |
Change |
Nov. 10 |
Year |
Ins. Unemployment
(SA) |
2,599,000 |
2,658,000 |
-59,000 |
2,554,000 |
2,484,000 |
Ins. Unemployment
(NSA) |
2,731,681 |
2,217,154 |
+514,527 |
2,290,571 |
2,620,460 |
4-Wk Moving Average
(SA) |
2,593,750 |
2,587,750 |
+6,000 |
2,569,000 |
2,454,250 |
Ins. Unemployment
Rate (SA)2 |
2.0% |
2.0% |
0.0 |
1.9% |
1.9% |
Ins. Unemployment Rate
(NSA)2
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2.1% |
1.7% |
+0.4 |
1.7% |
2.0% |
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
Federal Employees |
1,206 |
1,749 |
-543 |
1,298 |
Newly Discharged Veterans |
1,086 |
1,498 |
-412 |
1,458 |
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS
(UNADJUSTED)
Federal Employees |
14,206 |
15,280 |
-1,074 |
14,735 |
Newly Discharged Veterans |
21,649 |
22,929 |
-1,280 |
23,131 |
Railroad Retirement Board |
3,000 |
3,000 |
0 |
2,000 |
Extended Benefits |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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.
UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 11/24/2007
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
State |
Change |
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State Supplied Comment |
CA |
-10,435 |
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Fewer layoffs in the construction and service industries. |
NC |
-4,142 |
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Fewer layoffs in the transportation equipment, textile, furniture,
lumber/wood, and service industries. |
TX |
-3,425 |
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Fewer layoffs in the finance, service, and manufacturing
industries. |
GA |
-2,939 |
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No comment. |
FL |
-2,868 |
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Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and manufacturing
industries, and agriculture. |
PR |
-2,484 |
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No comment. |
MI |
-2,155 |
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No comment. |
AL |
-1,310 |
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No comment. |
TN |
-1,305 |
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Fewer layoffs in the fabricated metals, chemical, service,
and transportation equipment industries. |
SC |
-1,195 |
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Fewer layoffs in the manufacturing industry. |
MO |
-1,171 |
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Fewer layoffs in the trade and service industries. |
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
State |
Change |
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State Supplied Comment |
OK |
+1,127 |
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No comment. |
MA |
+1,135 |
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Layoffs in the transportation, warehousing, construction,
service, and manufacturing industries. |
ID |
+1,509 |
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No comment. |
OH |
+1,582 |
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Layoffs in the manufacturing industry. |
OR |
+1,743 |
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Layoffs in the construction industry. |
IN |
+2,060 |
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Layoffs in the automobile and manufacturing industries. |
AR |
+2,571 |
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Layoffs in the automobile and manufacturing industries. |
IA |
+3,435 |
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Layoffs in the trade and food industries. |
PA |
+4,411 |
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Layoffs in the transportation, food, leather goods, and manufacturing
industries. |
WI |
+14,126 |
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Layoffs in the construction, service, transportation, warehousing,
and manufacturing industries. |
State Detail Prior Week
UI Claims Series 1967 to current
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