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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT

          SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA

In the week ending June 11, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 333,000, an increase of 1,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 332,000. The 4-week moving average was 335,000, an increase of 2,750 from the previous week's revised average of 332,250.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.1 percent for the week ending June 4, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week's unrevised rate of 2.0 percent.

The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending June 4 was 2,641,000, an increase of 58,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,583,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,596,500, an increase of 11,250 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,585,250.  

UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 314,352 in the week ending June 11, an increase of 25,000 from the previous week. There were 313,930 initial claims in the comparable week in 2004.

The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9 percent during the week ending June 4, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,435,044, an increase of 92,641 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.1 percent and the volume was 2,674,791.

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Extended benefits were available in Alaska during the week ending May 28.

Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 1,330 in the week ending June 4, a decrease of 42 from the prior week. There were 2,075 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase of 267 from the preceding week.

There were 12,220 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending May 28, an increase of 242 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 25,482, a decrease of 1,225 from the prior week.

The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending May 28 were in Alaska (4.1 percent), Puerto Rico (3.8), Michigan (2.8), Oregon (2.8), Pennsylvania (2.7), New Jersey (2.6), Arkansas (2.4), Massachusetts (2.3), California (2.2), Connecticut (2.2), Rhode Island (2.2), South Carolina (2.2), and Wisconsin (2.2).

The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending June 4 were in Pennsylvania (+1,682), Indiana (+1,656), Ohio (+1,134), Puerto Rico (+1,107), and North Carolina (+901), while the largest decreases were in Michigan (-9,081), Kentucky (-3,599), California (-2,472), Missouri (-2,198), and Florida
(-1,595).

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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING June 11 June 4 Change May 28 Year
Initial Claims (SA) 333,000 332,000 +1,000 351,000 341,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 314,352 289,352 +25,000 304,306 313,930
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 335,000 332,250 +2,750 334,500 344,250
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING June 4 May 28 Change May 21 Year
Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,641,000 2,583,000 +58,000 2,592,000 2,904,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,435,044 2,342,403 +92,641 2,361,073 2,674,791
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,596,500 2,585,250 +11,250 2,588,500 2,929,500
Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 2.1% 2.0% +0.1 2.0% 2.3%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 1.9% 1.8% +0.1 1.9% 2.1%
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
       
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
June 4
May 28
Change
Year
Federal Employees 1,330 1,372 -42 1,351
Newly Discharged Veterans 2,075 1,808 +267 1,871
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
May 28
May 21
Change
Year
Federal Employees 12,220 11,978 +242 14,255
Newly Discharged Veterans 25,482 26,707 -1,225 24,912
Railroad Retirement Board 2,000 2,000 0 2,000
Extended Benefits 2,232 2,013 +219 2,614
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 127,095,859 as denominator.
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UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 06/04/2005 

STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 
State Change State Supplied Comment
MI -9,081 Fewer layoffs in the automobile industry.
KY -3,599 Fewer layoffs in the manufacturing industry.
CA -2,472 Decrease due to a shorter workweek.
MO -2,198 Fewer layoffs in the transportation industry.
FL -1,595 No comment.
MA -1,364 No comment.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 
State Change State Supplied Comment
PR +1,107 No comment.
OH +1,134 No comment.
IN +1,656 Layoffs in the trade and manufacturing industries.
PA +1,682 Layoffs in the transportation, primary metals, food, and service industries.

State Detail Prior Week
UI Claims Series 1967 to current

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