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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT

          SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA

In the week ending Oct. 6, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 308,000, a decrease of 12,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 320,000. The 4-week moving average was 310,250, a decrease of 3,000 from the previous week's revised average of 313,250.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9 percent for the week ending Sept. 29, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised rate of 1.9 percent.

The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending Sept. 29 was 2,521,000, a decrease of 15,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,536,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,535,500, a decrease of 19,000 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,554,500.  

UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 297,010 in the week ending Oct. 6, an increase of 41,615 from the previous week. There were 307,646 initial claims in the comparable week in 2006.

The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.6 percent during the week ending Sept. 29, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,117,922, a decrease of 22,845 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 1.6 percent and the volume was 2,039,526.

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Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending Sept. 22.

Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 1,128 in the week ending Sept. 29, a decrease of 316 from the prior week. There were 1,723 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of 59 from the preceding week.

There were 13,833 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending Sept. 22, a decrease of 288 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 22,468, an increase of 153 from the prior week.

The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Sept. 22 were in Puerto Rico (3.1 percent), Alaska (2.4), Michigan (2.4), New Jersey (2.4), Pennsylvania (2.3), Rhode Island (2.3), Arkansas (2.2), California (2.2), Oregon (2.1), and Massachusetts (2.0).

The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Sept. 29 were in Michigan (+4,432), Ohio (+1,996), Indiana (+1,928), North Carolina (+1,715), and Texas (+1,312), while the largest decreases were in Florida (-2,756), New York (-1,303), Georgia (-858), Minnesota(-391), and Virginia (-324).

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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Oct. 6 Sept. 29 Change Sept. 22 Year
Initial Claims (SA) 308,000 320,000 -12,000 300,000 309,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 297,010 255,395 +41,615 247,643 307,646
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 310,250 313,250 -3,000 312,000 314,250
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Sept. 29 Sept. 22 Change Sept. 15 Year
Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,521,000 2,536,000 -15,000 2,545,000 2,431,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,117,922 2,140,767 -22,845 2,160,459 2,039,526
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,535,500 2,554,500 -19,000 2,568,500 2,439,000
Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.9% 1.9% 0.0 1.9% 1.9%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2
 1.6% 1.6% 0.0 1.6% 1.6%
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
       
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
Sept. 29
Sept. 22
Change
Year
Federal Employees 1,128 1,444 -316 1,186
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,723 1,782 -59 1,809
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
Sept. 22
Sept. 15
Change
Year
Federal Employees 13,833 14,121 -288 14,519
Newly Discharged Veterans 22,468 22,315 +153 25,194
Railroad Retirement Board 3,000 3,000 0 2,000
Extended Benefits 0 0 0 19
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 09/29/2007 

STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 
State Change State Supplied Comment
FL -2,756 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and manufacturing industries, and agriculture.
NY -1,303 Fewer layoffs in the service, transportation, and public administration industries.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 
State Change State Supplied Comment
KY +1,071 Layoffs in the manufacturing industry.
TX +1,312 Layoffs in the construction, finance, and manufacturing industries.
NC +1,715 Layoffs in the transportation equipment, construction, and food industries.
IN +1,928 Layoffs in the automobile and manufacturing industries.
OH +1,996 Layoffs in the automobile industry.
MI +4,432 Layoffs in the automobile industry.

State Detail Prior Week
UI Claims Series 1967 to current

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