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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT

          SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA

In the week ending July 28, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 307,000, an increase of 4,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 303,000. The 4-week moving average was 305,500, a decrease of 3,500 from the previous week's revised average of 309,000.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9 percent for the week ending July 21, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised rate of 1.9 percent.

The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending July 21 was 2,525,000, a decrease of 16,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,541,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,545,000, a decrease of 9,250 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,554,250.  

UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 255,679 in the week ending July 28, a decrease of 43,069 from the previous week. There were 259,974 initial claims in the comparable week in 2006.

The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9 percent during the week ending July 21, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,454,584, a decrease of 134,211 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 1.8 percent and the volume was 2,358,926.

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Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending July 14.

Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 1,218 in the week ending July 21, a decrease of 451 from the prior week. There were 1,680 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of 192 from the preceding week.

There were 13,839 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending July 14, an increase of 247 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 21,458, an increase of 101 from the prior week.

The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending July 14 were in Michigan (4.1 percent), Puerto Rico (3.6), New Jersey (3.1), Pennsylvania (3.1), Rhode Island (3.1), Alaska (2.7), Arkansas (2.7), Connecticut (2.5), Massachusetts (2.5), California (2.4), and Wisconsin (2.4).

The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending July 21 were in Illinois (+2,564), Kentucky (+673), Kansas (+164), Colorado (+79), and the District of Columbia (+65), while the largest decreases were in North Carolina (-10,943), Pennsylvania (-9,771), New York (-9,751), Michigan (-6,439), and Georgia (-5,917).

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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING July 28 July 21 Change July 14 Year
Initial Claims (SA) 307,000 303,000 +4,000 303,000 315,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 255,679 298,748 -43,069 383,839 259,974
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 305,500 309,000 -3,500 312,500 312,750
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING July 21 July 14 Change July 7 Year
Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,525,000 2,541,000 -16,000 2,563,000 2,439,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,454,584 2,588,795 -134,211 2,581,098 2,358,926
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,545,000 2,554,250 -9,250 2,540,250 2,455,250
Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.9% 1.9% 0.0 1.9% 1.9%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2
 1.9% 2.0% -0.1 2.0% 1.8%
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
       
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
July 21
July 14
Change
Year
Federal Employees 1,218 1,669 -451 1,398
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,680 1,872 -192 2,270
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
July 14
July 7
Change
Year
Federal Employees 13,839 13,592 +247 14,938
Newly Discharged Veterans 21,458 21,357 +101 25,692
Railroad Retirement Board 2,000 2,000 0 2,000
Extended Benefits 0 0 0 43
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 132,170,980 as denominator.
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UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 07/21/2007 

STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 
State Change State Supplied Comment
NC -10,943 Fewer layoffs in the textile, furniture, transportation equipment, industrial equipment, food, construction, trade, and service industries.
PA -9,771 Fewer layoffs in the electrical equipment, food, wood products, and public administration industries.
NY -9,751 Fewer layoffs in the construction, service, and transportation industries.
MI -6,439 Fewer layoffs in the automobile industry.
GA -5,917 Fewer layoffs in the manufacturing industry.
AL -4,744 Fewer layoffs in the apparel and wood products industries.
WI -4,599 Fewer layoffs in the construction, service, and manufacturing industries.
SC -3,863 Fewer layoffs in the manufacturing industry.
TN -3,361 Fewer layoffs in the industrial machinery, transportation equipment, wood products, trade, and service industries.
MO -2,993 Fewer layoffs in the manufacturing industry.
FL -2,840 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and manufacturing industries, and agriculture.
CA -2,512 Fewer layoffs in the service industry.
IN -2,388 Fewer layoffs in the utilities and manufacturing industries.
NJ -2,172 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and manufacturing industries.
OR -1,967 No comment.
VA -1,865 Fewer layoffs in the manufacturing industry.
MS -1,582 No comment.
CT -1,078 No comment.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 
State Change State Supplied Comment
IL +2,564 Layoffs in the manufacturing industry.

State Detail Prior Week
UI Claims Series 1967 to current

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