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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT

          SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA

In the week ending Feb. 3, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 311,000, an increase of 3,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 308,000. The 4-week moving average was 308,250, an increase of 3,250 from the previous week's revised average of 305,000.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9 percent for the week ending Jan. 27, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised rate of 1.9 percent.

The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending Jan. 27 was 2,490,000, a decrease of 54,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,544,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,500,500, an increase of 20,000 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,480,500.  

UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 337,323 in the week ending Feb. 3, a decrease of 22,744 from the previous week. There were 321,527 initial claims in the comparable week in 2006.

The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.3 percent during the week ending Jan. 27, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,983,238, a decrease of 120,243 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.4 percent and the volume was 3,074,962.

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Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending Jan. 20.

Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 1,536 in the week ending Jan. 27, an increase of 120 from the prior week. There were 1,929 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase of 150 from the preceding week.

There were 21,373 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending Jan. 20, an increase of 3,828 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 26,003, an increase of 498 from the prior week.

The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Jan. 20 were in Alaska (5.8 percent), Michigan (5.2), Pennsylvania (3.8), Wisconsin (3.8), Puerto Rico (3.7), Rhode Island (3.5), Massachusetts (3.3), Montana (3.3), New Jersey (3.3), and Oregon (3.3).

The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Jan. 27 were in California (+5,514), Texas (+3,022), New Jersey (+1,451), Florida (+1,048), and Georgia (+1,034), while the largest decreases were in Michigan (-6,822), Kentucky (-3,288), Washington (-2,009), Alabama (-1,615), and Kansas
(-1,277).

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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Feb. 3 Jan. 27 Change Jan. 20 Year
Initial Claims (SA) 311,000 308,000 +3,000 327,000 292,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 337,323 360,067 -22,744 367,583 321,527
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 308,250 305,000 +3,250 309,250 284,500
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Jan. 27 Jan. 20 Change Jan. 13 Year
Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,490,000 2,544,000 -54,000 2,482,000 2,548,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,983,238 3,103,481 -120,243 2,925,882 3,074,962
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,500,500 2,480,500 +20,000 2,452,250 2,547,250
Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.9% 1.9% 0.0 1.9% 2.0%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2
 2.3% 2.4% -0.1 2.2% 2.4%
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
       
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
Jan. 27
Jan. 20
Change
Year
Federal Employees 1,536 1,416 +120 1,478
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,929 1,779 +150 2,298
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
Jan. 20
Jan. 13
Change
Year
Federal Employees 21,373 17,545 +3,828 21,248
Newly Discharged Veterans 26,003 25,505 +498 29,889
Railroad Retirement Board 4,000 4,000 0 4,000
Extended Benefits 1 0 +1 3,861
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 131,188,612 as denominator.
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UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 01/27/2007 

STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 
State Change State Supplied Comment
MI -6,822 No comment.
KY -3,288 Fewer layoffs in the automobile industry.
WA -2,009 No comment.
AL -1,615 Fewer layoffs in the apparel, industrial machinery, and wood products industries.
KS -1,277 Fewer layoffs in the manufacturing industry.
IL -1,252 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries.
MN -1,018 Fewer layoffs in the construction industry.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 
State Change State Supplied Comment
GA +1,034 Layoffs in the carpets/rugs industry.
FL +1,048 Layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and manufacturing industries, and agriculture.
NJ +1,451 Layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries.
TX +3,022 Layoffs in the construction, trade, and manufacturing industries.
CA +5,514 Layoffs in the construction and service industries.

State Detail Prior Week
UI Claims Series 1967 to current

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