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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending Dec. 2, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial
claims was 324,000, a decrease of 34,000 from the previous week's revised
figure of 358,000. The 4-week moving average was 328,750, an increase of 3,500
from the previous week's revised average of 325,250.
The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9 percent
for the week ending Nov. 25, 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. 25 was 2,524,000, an increase of 57,000 from the preceding
week's revised level of 2,467,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,466,500,
an increase of 20,250 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,446,250.
UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted,
totaled 449,309 in the week ending Dec. 2, an increase of 125,748 from the previous
week. There were 444,600 initial claims in the comparable week in 2005.
The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.0 percent during the
week ending Nov. 25, an increase of 0.4 percentage point from the prior week.
The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs
totaled 2,635,485, an increase of 560,883 from the preceding week. A year earlier,
the rate was 2.1 percent and the volume was 2,695,927.
Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending Nov. 18.
Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 1,275 in the week ending Nov. 25, a decrease of 1,209 from the prior week. There were 1,373 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of 557 from the preceding week.
There were 14,732 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending Nov. 18, a decrease of 2,127 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 23,116, a decrease of 2,902 from the prior week.
The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Nov. 18 were in Alaska (3.8 percent), Michigan (2.8), Arkansas (2.7), New Jersey (2.4), Oregon (2.4), Pennsylvania (2.4), Puerto Rico (2.3), Massachusetts (2.2), Wisconsin (2.2), and Rhode Island (2.1).
The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Nov. 25 were in Wisconsin (+10,655), Texas (+4,855), Indiana (+1,842), Mississippi (+1,125), and Iowa (+1,011), while the largest decreases were in California (-10,870), Illinois (-5,597), Florida (-4,704), New Jersey (-3,880), and North Carolina (-3,737).
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
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Advance |
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Prior1 |
WEEK ENDING |
Dec. 2 |
Nov. 25 |
Change |
Nov. 18 |
Year |
Initial Claims (SA) |
324,000 |
358,000 |
-34,000 |
323,000 |
316,000 |
Initial Claims
(NSA) |
449,309 |
323,561 |
+125,748 |
367,690 |
444,600 |
4-Wk Moving Average
(SA) |
328,750 |
325,250 |
+3,500 |
317,750 |
315,500 |
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Advance |
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Prior1 |
WEEK ENDING |
Nov. 25 |
Nov. 18 |
Change |
Nov. 11 |
Year |
Ins. Unemployment
(SA) |
2,524,000 |
2,467,000 |
+57,000 |
2,435,000 |
2,582,000 |
Ins. Unemployment
(NSA) |
2,635,485 |
2,074,602 |
+560,883 |
2,269,427 |
2,695,927 |
4-Wk Moving Average
(SA) |
2,466,500 |
2,446,250 |
+20,250 |
2,430,750 |
2,688,000 |
Ins. Unemployment
Rate (SA)2 |
1.9% |
1.9% |
0.0 |
1.9% |
2.0% |
Ins. Unemployment Rate
(NSA)2
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2.0% |
1.6% |
+0.4 |
1.7% |
2.1% |
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
Federal Employees |
1,275 |
2,484 |
-1,209 |
1,212 |
Newly Discharged Veterans |
1,373 |
1,930 |
-557 |
1,629 |
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS
(UNADJUSTED)
Federal Employees |
14,732 |
16,859 |
-2,127 |
16,734 |
Newly Discharged Veterans |
23,116 |
26,018 |
-2,902 |
24,740 |
Railroad Retirement Board |
2,000 |
2,000 |
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 130,605,286 as denominator.
UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 11/25/2006
STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
State |
Change |
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State Supplied Comment |
CA |
-10,870 |
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Decrease due to a shorter workweek, as well as fewer layoffs
in the construction and service industries. |
IL |
-5,597 |
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Fewer layoffs in the construction, service, and manufacturing
industries. |
FL |
-4,704 |
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Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and manufacturing
industries, and agriculture. |
NJ |
-3,880 |
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Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and manufacturing
industries. |
NC |
-3,737 |
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Fewer layoffs in the construction, service, textile, furniture,
and fabricated metals industries. |
PR |
-3,010 |
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Decrease due to a shorter workweek. |
MI |
-2,927 |
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No comment. |
WA |
-2,625 |
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No comment. |
PA |
-2,530 |
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Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries. |
SC |
-2,514 |
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Fewer layoffs in the manufacturing industry. |
NY |
-2,115 |
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Fewer layoffs in the trade, service, and transportation industries. |
GA |
-2,104 |
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Fewer layoffs in the automobile and textile industries. |
AZ |
-2,008 |
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No comment. |
MO |
-1,804 |
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Fewer layoffs in the construction and service industries. |
MN |
-1,250 |
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Decrease due to a shorter workweek. |
AL |
-1,029 |
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Fewer layoffs in the trade and primary metals industries. |
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000
State |
Change |
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State Supplied Comment |
IA |
+1,011 |
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No comment. |
MS |
+1,125 |
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Layoffs in the service and manufacturing industries. |
IN |
+1,842 |
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Layoffs in the automobile and manufacturing industries. |
TX |
+4,855 |
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Layoffs in the manufacturing industry. |
WI |
+10,655 |
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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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