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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT

          SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA

In the week ending Nov. 11, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 308,000, a decrease of 2,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 310,000. The 4-week moving average was 313,750, an increase of 2,000 from the previous week's revised average of 311,750.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9 percent for the week ending Nov. 4, 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. 4 was 2,443,000, unchanged from the preceding week's revised level of 2,443,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,433,250, a decrease of 750 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,434,000.  

UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 284,842 in the week ending Nov. 11, a decrease of 41,837 from the previous week. There were 283,564 initial claims in the comparable week in 2005.

The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.6 percent during the week ending Nov. 4, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,113,476, a decrease of 36,597 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 1.8 percent and the volume was 2,364,283.

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Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending Oct. 28.

Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 1,659 in the week ending Nov. 4, an increase of 434 from the prior week. There were 1,930 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase of 141 from the preceding week.

There were 16,054 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending Oct. 28, an increase of 1,260 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 25,508, an increase of 213 from the prior week.

The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Oct. 28 were in Alaska (3.5 percent), Puerto Rico (3.5), Michigan (3.0), Arkansas (2.5), New Jersey (2.4), Pennsylvania (2.4), Oregon (2.2), Massachusetts (2.1), South Carolina (2.1), California (2.0), Connecticut (2.0), Rhode Island (2.0), and Wisconsin (2.0).

The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Nov. 4 were in Michigan (+3,884), Georgia (+3,002), Texas (+2,395), Washington (+2,102), and Pennsylvania (+2,009), while the largest decreases were in Missouri (-1,926), Indiana (-1,197), Mississippi (-789), Arkansas (-492), and Oklahoma (-349).

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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Nov. 11 Nov. 4 Change Oct. 28 Year
Initial Claims (SA) 308,000 310,000 -2,000 328,000 307,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 284,842 326,679 -41,837 301,079 283,564
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 313,750 311,750 +2,000 311,500 316,000
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Nov. 4 Oct. 28 Change Oct. 21 Year
Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,443,000 2,443,000 0 2,405,000 2,727,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,113,476 2,150,073 -36,597 2,087,657 2,364,283
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,433,250 2,434,000 -750 2,430,250 2,749,750
Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.9% 1.9% 0.0 1.8% 2.1%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2
 1.6% 1.6% 0.0 1.6% 1.8%
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
       
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
Nov. 4
Oct. 28
Change
Year
Federal Employees 1,659 1,225 +434 2,042
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,930 1,789 +141 1,990
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
Oct. 28
Oct. 21
Change
Year
Federal Employees 16,054 14,794 +1,260 17,388
Newly Discharged Veterans 25,508 25,295 +213 28,251
Railroad Retirement Board 2,000 2,000 0 2,000
Extended Benefits 12 7 +5 2
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.
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UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 11/04/2006 

STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 
State Change State Supplied Comment
MO -1,926 Fewer layoffs in the transportation industry.
IN -1,197 Fewer layoffs in the automobile and service industries.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 
State Change State Supplied Comment
FL +1,052 Layoffs in the construction, trade, and manufacturing industries, and agriculture.
IL +1,338 Layoffs in the construction, trade, and manufacturing industries.
SC +1,444 Layoffs in the manufacturing industry.
NJ +1,457 Layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and manufacturing industries.
WI +1,791 Layoffs in the construction and manufacturing industries.
KY +1,985 Layoffs in the automobile industry.
PA +2,009 Layoffs in the trade and service industries.
WA +2,102 No comment.
TX +2,395 Layoffs in the trade, mining, and manufacturing industries.
GA +3,002 Layoffs in the automobile and textile industries.
MI +3,884 Layoffs in the automobile industry.

State Detail Prior Week
UI Claims Series 1967 to current

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