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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.

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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).

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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
Advance 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
Advance 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
 1.6% 1.7% -0.1 1.6% 1.8%
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
       
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
Nov. 18
Nov. 11
Change
Year
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)
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
Nov. 11
Nov. 4
Change
Year
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.
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UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 11/18/2006 

STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 
State Change State Supplied Comment
None    
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 
State Change State Supplied Comment
IA +1,027 No comment.
LA +1,040 No comment.
NC +1,143 Layoffs in the construction, lumber/wood, furniture, fabricated metals, and transportation industries.
MD +1,201 No comment.
AZ +1,351 No comment.
CT +1,548 Layoffs in the construction industry, and agriculture.
WI +1,623 Layoffs in the construction, service, and manufacturing industries.
MN +2,126 Layoffs in the construction industry.
MO +2,175 Layoffs in the construction and trade industries.
WA +2,188 No comment.
TX +2,200 Layoffs in the utilities and manufacturing industries.
KY +2,437 Layoffs in the automobile and manufacturing industries.
OR +2,484 No comment.
AR +2,668 No comment.
FL +3,020 Layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and manufacturing industries, and agriculture.
OH +3,091 Layoffs in the construction industry.
IN +3,263 Layoffs in the automobile industry.
MI +3,296 Layoffs in the construction industry.
NJ +3,816 Layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and manufacturing industries.
PA +8,925 Layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries.
IL +9,309 Layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and manufacturing industries.
CA +9,949 Layoffs in the construction and service industries, and agriculture.

State Detail Prior Week
UI Claims Series 1967 to current

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