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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending Nov. 25, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial
claims was 357,000, an increase of 34,000 from the previous week's revised
figure of 323,000. The 4-week moving average was 325,000, an increase of 7,250
from the previous week's revised average of 317,750.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9 percent
for the week ending Nov. 18, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised rate
of 1.9 percent.
The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during
the week ending Nov. 18 was 2,480,000, an increase of 45,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,435,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,449,500,
an increase of 18,750 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,430,750.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted,
totaled 322,410 in the week ending Nov. 25, a decrease of 45,203 from the previous
week. There were 290,730 initial claims in the comparable week in 2005.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.6 percent during the
week ending Nov. 18, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week.
The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs
totaled 2,085,648, a decrease of 183,817 from the preceding week. A year earlier,
the rate was 1.8 percent and the volume was 2,302,708.
Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending Nov. 11.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 2,483 in the week ending Nov. 18, an increase of 1,042 from the prior week. There were 1,930 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase of 241 from the preceding week.
There were 16,854 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending Nov. 11, an increase of 2,255 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 26,018, an increase of 1,625 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Nov. 11 were in Alaska (4.0 percent), Puerto Rico (3.4), Michigan (3.3), New Jersey (2.6), Pennsylvania (2.6), Arkansas (2.5), Oregon (2.5), California (2.2), Wisconsin (2.2), Connecticut (2.1), Massachusetts (2.1), and South Carolina (2.1).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Nov. 18 were in California (+9,949), Illinois (+9,309), Pennsylvania (+8,925), New Jersey (+3,816), and Michigan (+3,296), while the largest decreases were in Mississippi (-365), and South Carolina (-16).
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance |
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Prior1 |
WEEK ENDING |
Nov. 25 |
Nov. 18 |
Change |
Nov. 11 |
Year |
Initial Claims (SA) |
357,000 |
323,000 |
+34,000 |
310,000 |
317,000 |
Initial Claims
(NSA) |
322,410 |
367,613 |
-45,203 |
286,728 |
290,730 |
4-Wk Moving Average
(SA) |
325,000 |
317,750 |
+7,250 |
314,250 |
315,500 |
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Advance |
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Prior1 |
WEEK ENDING |
Nov. 18 |
Nov. 11 |
Change |
Nov. 4 |
Year |
Ins. Unemployment
(SA) |
2,480,000 |
2,435,000 |
+45,000 |
2,440,000 |
2,709,000 |
Ins. Unemployment
(NSA) |
2,085,648 |
2,269,465 |
-183,817 |
2,110,279 |
2,302,708 |
4-Wk Moving Average
(SA) |
2,449,500 |
2,430,750 |
+18,750 |
2,432,500 |
2,725,000 |
Ins. Unemployment
Rate (SA)2 |
1.9% |
1.9% |
0.0 |
1.9% |
2.1% |
Ins. Unemployment Rate
(NSA)2
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1.6% |
1.7% |
-0.1 |
1.6% |
1.8% |
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
Federal Employees |
2,483 |
1,441 |
+1,042 |
2,466 |
Newly Discharged Veterans |
1,930 |
1,689 |
+241 |
2,324 |
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS
(UNADJUSTED)
Federal Employees |
16,854 |
14,599 |
+2,255 |
19,214 |
Newly Discharged Veterans |
26,018 |
24,393 |
+1,625 |
28,550 |
Railroad Retirement Board |
2,000 |
2,000 |
0 |
2,000 |
Extended Benefits |
0 |
6 |
-6 |
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 130,605,286 as denominator.
UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 11/18/2006
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
State |
Change |
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State Supplied Comment |
None |
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STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
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Change |
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State Supplied Comment |
IA |
+1,027 |
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No comment. |
LA |
+1,040 |
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No comment. |
NC |
+1,143 |
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Layoffs in the construction, lumber/wood, furniture, fabricated
metals, and transportation industries. |
MD |
+1,201 |
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No comment. |
AZ |
+1,351 |
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No comment. |
CT |
+1,548 |
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Layoffs in the construction industry, and agriculture. |
WI |
+1,623 |
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Layoffs in the construction, service, and manufacturing industries. |
MN |
+2,126 |
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Layoffs in the construction industry. |
MO |
+2,175 |
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Layoffs in the construction and trade industries. |
WA |
+2,188 |
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No comment. |
TX |
+2,200 |
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Layoffs in the utilities and manufacturing industries. |
KY |
+2,437 |
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Layoffs in the automobile and manufacturing industries. |
OR |
+2,484 |
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No comment. |
AR |
+2,668 |
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No comment. |
FL |
+3,020 |
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Layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and manufacturing
industries, and agriculture. |
OH |
+3,091 |
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Layoffs in the construction industry. |
IN |
+3,263 |
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Layoffs in the automobile industry. |
MI |
+3,296 |
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Layoffs in the construction industry. |
NJ |
+3,816 |
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Layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and manufacturing
industries. |
PA |
+8,925 |
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Layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries. |
IL |
+9,309 |
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Layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and manufacturing
industries. |
CA |
+9,949 |
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Layoffs in the construction and service industries, and agriculture. |
State Detail Prior Week
UI Claims Series 1967 to current
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