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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT

          SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA

In the week ending June 2, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 309,000, a decrease of 1,000 from the previous week's unrevised figure of 310,000. The 4-week moving average was 307,250, an increase of 2,750 from the previous week's unrevised average of 304,500.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9 percent for the week ending May 26, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised rate of 1.9 percent.

The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending May 26 was 2,535,000, an increase of 72,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,463,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,498,250, a decrease of 4,000 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,502,250.  

UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 261,509 in the week ending June 2, a decrease of 12,407 from the previous week. There were 260,263 initial claims in the comparable week in 2006.

The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.7 percent during the week ending May 26, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,259,000, an increase of 27,894 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 1.7 percent and the volume was 2,163,894.

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Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending May 19.

Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 982 in the week ending May 26, an increase of 98 from the prior week. There were 1,536 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of 35 from the preceding week.

There were 10,193 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending May 19, a decrease of 1,772 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 21,179, a decrease of 627 from the prior week.

The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending May 19 were in Alaska (3.1 percent), Puerto Rico (2.8), Michigan (2.7), New Jersey (2.5), Arkansas (2.4), Oregon (2.4), Pennsylvania (2.4), Rhode Island (2.3), California (2.2), Massachusetts (2.2), and Wisconsin (2.2).

The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending May 26 were in Texas (+2,149), Michigan (+1,888), New York (+1,803), Oregon (+1,257), and Indiana (+1,002), while the largest decreases were in North Carolina (-3,477), Missouri (-2,072), Georgia (-978), Arkansas (-706), and Oklahoma (-517).

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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING June 2 May 26 Change May 19 Year
Initial Claims (SA) 309,000 310,000 -1,000 314,000 306,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 261,509 273,916 -12,407 270,446 260,263
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 307,250 304,500 +2,750 303,500 322,500
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING May 26 May 19 Change May 12 Year
Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,535,000 2,463,000 +72,000 2,524,000 2,426,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,259,000 2,231,106 +27,894 2,329,671 2,163,894
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,498,250 2,502,250 -4,000 2,509,000 2,424,250
Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.9% 1.9% 0.0 1.9% 1.9%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2
 1.7% 1.7% 0.0 1.8% 1.7%
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
       
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
May 26
May 19
Change
Year
Federal Employees 982 884 +98 1,203
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,536 1,571 -35 1,766
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
May 19
May 12
Change
Year
Federal Employees 10,193 11,965 -1,772 10,784
Newly Discharged Veterans 21,179 21,806 -627 25,757
Railroad Retirement Board 2,000 2,000 0 2,000
Extended Benefits 0 0 0 1,317
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 131,660,675 as denominator.
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UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 05/26/2007 

STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 
State Change State Supplied Comment
NC -3,477 Fewer layoffs in the transportation equipment, transportation, lumber/wood, furniture, electronics, and electrical equipment industries.
MO -2,072 Fewer layoffs in the transportation industry.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 
State Change State Supplied Comment
IN +1,002 Layoffs in the manufacturing industry.
OR +1,257 No comment.
NY +1,803 Layoffs in the service and manufacturing industries.
MI +1,888 Layoffs in the automobile industry.
TX +2,149 Layoffs in the trade and service industries.

State Detail Prior Week
UI Claims Series 1967 to current

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