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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT

          SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA

In the week ending July 2, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 319,000, an increase of 7,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 312,000. The 4-week moving average was 320,500, a decrease of 3,500 from the previous week's revised average of 324,000.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.0 percent for the week ending June 25, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised rate of 2.0 percent.

The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending June 25 was 2,581,000, a decrease of 16,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,597,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,603,000, a decrease of 250 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,603,250.  

UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 325,672 in the week ending July 2, an increase of 38,206 from the previous week. There were 349,920 initial claims in the comparable week in 2004.

The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9 percent during the week ending June 25, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,423,460, an increase of 18,803 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.2 percent and the volume was 2,741,743.

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Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending June 18.

Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 1,558 in the week ending June 25, an increase of 170 from the prior week. There were 2,109 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of 17 from the preceding week.

There were 12,936 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending June 18, a decrease of 77 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 27,270, a decrease of 22 from the prior week.

The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending June 18 were in Puerto Rico (4.5 percent), Alaska (3.7), Michigan (2.9), Pennsylvania (2.9), Oregon (2.8), New Jersey (2.6), Arkansas (2.4), California (2.3), Massachusetts (2.3), and Wisconsin (2.3).

The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending June 25 were in New Jersey (+6,579), Massachusetts (+2,491), Connecticut (+1,670), New York (+1,618), and Kentucky (+1,146), while the largest decreases were in Michigan (-4,809), Pennsylvania (-4,065), Wisconsin (-1,965), North Carolina (-1,774), and Tennessee (-1,132).

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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING July 2 June 25 Change June 18 Year
Initial Claims (SA) 319,000 312,000 +7,000 316,000 323,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 325,672 287,466 +38,206 289,831 349,920
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 320,500 324,000 -3,500 333,750 339,750
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING June 25 June 18 Change June 11 Year
Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,581,000 2,597,000 -16,000 2,596,000 2,889,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,423,460 2,404,657 +18,803 2,395,982 2,741,743
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,603,000 2,603,250 -250 2,602,000 2,922,250
Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 2.0% 2.0% 0.0 2.0% 2.3%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 1.9% 1.9% 0.0 1.9% 2.2%
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
       
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
June 25
June 18
Change
Year
Federal Employees 1,558 1,388 +170 1,477
Newly Discharged Veterans 2,109 2,126 -17 1,942
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
June 18
June 11
Change
Year
Federal Employees 12,936 13,013 -77 13,678
Newly Discharged Veterans 27,270 27,292 -22 25,685
Railroad Retirement Board 2,000 2,000 0 2,000
Extended Benefits 31 652 -621 1,300
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 06/25/2005 

STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 
State Change State Supplied Comment
MI -4,809 Fewer layoffs in the automobile industry.
PA -4,065 Fewer layoffs in the trade, service, and transportation industries.
WI -1,965 Fewer layoffs in the construction, service, transportation, warehousing, and manufacturing industries.
NC -1,774 Fewer layoffs in the construction, textile, service, and primary metals industries.
TN -1,132 Fewer layoffs in the industrial machinery, furniture, computer, electronics, transportation equipment, and finance industries.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 
State Change State Supplied Comment
KY +1,146 Layoffs in the manufacturing industry.
NY +1,618 Layoffs in the construction and service industries.
CT +1,670 Layoffs in the service industry.
MA +2,491 Layoffs in the transportation industry.
NJ +6,579 Layoffs in the transportation, warehousing, construction, service, and public administration industries.

State Detail Prior Week
UI Claims Series 1967 to current

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