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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT

          SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA

In the week ending Nov. 26, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 320,000, a decrease of 17,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 337,000. The 4-week moving average was 322,500, a decrease of 1,250 from the previous week's revised average of 323,750.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.2 percent for the week ending Nov. 19, unchanged from the prior week's unrevised rate of 2.2 percent.

The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending Nov. 19 was 2,767,000, a decrease of 24,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,791,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,778,250, a decrease of 7,000 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,785,250.  

UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 289,629 in the week ending Nov. 26, a decrease of 78,976 from the previous week. There were 320,690 initial claims in the comparable week in 2004.

The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.8 percent during the week ending Nov. 19, a decrease of 0.2 percentage point from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,324,262, a decrease of 235,164 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 1.8 percent and the volume was 2,331,862.

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Extended benefits were available in Louisiana during the week ending Nov. 12.

Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 2,448 in the week ending Nov. 19, an increase of 645 from the prior week. There were 2,317 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, an increase of 594 from the preceding week.

There were 19,207 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending Nov. 12, an increase of 2,926 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 28,546, an increase of 2,166 from the prior week.

The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Nov. 12 were in Louisiana (11.5 percent), Alaska (4.8), Mississippi (4.6), Puerto Rico (4.0), Michigan (3.0), Oregon (2.7), New Jersey (2.6), Pennsylvania (2.6), Arkansas (2.4), and California (2.2).

The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Nov. 19 were in California (+8,627), Florida (+7,177), Illinois (+6,560), Pennsylvania (+5,841), and New York (+4,889), while the largest decreases were in Kentucky (-895), Maine (-51), and the Virgin Islands (-9).

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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Nov. 26 Nov. 19 Change Nov. 12 Year
Initial Claims (SA) 320,000 337,000 -17,000 305,000 346,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 289,629 368,605 -78,976 283,564 320,690
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 322,500 323,750 -1,250 322,000 334,250
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Nov. 19 Nov. 12 Change Nov. 5 Year
Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,767,000 2,791,000 -24,000 2,765,000 2,737,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,324,262 2,559,426 -235,164 2,364,283 2,331,862
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,778,250 2,785,250 -7,000 2,804,250 2,764,000
Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 2.2% 2.2% 0.0 2.2% 2.2%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2 1.8% 2.0% -0.2 1.8% 1.8%
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
       
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
Nov. 19
Nov. 12
Change
Year
Federal Employees 2,448 1,803 +645 2,176
Newly Discharged Veterans 2,317 1,723 +594 1,811
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
Nov. 12
Nov. 5
Change
Year
Federal Employees 19,207 16,281 +2,926 19,917
Newly Discharged Veterans 28,546 26,380 +2,166 28,565
Railroad Retirement Board 2,000 2,000 0 2,000
Extended Benefits 0 0 0 0
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 128,182,010 as denominator.
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UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 11/19/2005 

STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 
State Change State Supplied Comment
None    
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 
State Change State Supplied Comment
OR +1,033 No comment.
NC +1,035 Layoffs in the construction, service, and textile industries.
VA +1,083 No comment.
KS +1,121 Layoffs in the manufacturing industry.
CT +1,371 No comment.
WA +1,532 No comment.
MA +1,676 No comment.
AR +1,704 No comment.
IA +1,926 No comment.
LA +2,078 Most (9,562) claims were Hurricane related.
NJ +2,383 Layoffs in the trade, service, and manufacturing industries.
WI +2,474 Layoffs in the trade, service, and manufacturing industries.
IN +2,595 Layoffs in the manufacturing industry.
SC +2,664 Layoffs in the manufacturing industry.
MO +3,183 Layoffs in the construction, service, and furniture industries.
TX +3,378 Layoffs in the trade, finance, and manufacturing industries. 255 claims were Hurricane related.
MI +3,397 Layoffs in the construction industry.
OH +3,864 Layoffs in the automobile industry.
MN +4,273 Layoffs in the construction and manufacturing industries.
NY +4,889 Layoffs in the construction industry.
PA +5,841 Layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries.
IL +6,560 Layoffs in the construction, trade, and service industries.
FL +7,177 Layoffs in the construction, trade, service, and manufacturing industries, and agriculture.
CA +8,627 Layoffs in the service industry, and agriculture.

State Detail Prior Week
UI Claims Series 1967 to current

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