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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT

          SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA

In the week ending July 29, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 315,000, an increase of 14,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 301,000. The 4-week moving average was 313,750, an increase of 250 from the previous week's revised average of 313,500.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9 percent for the week ending July 22, 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 22 was 2,480,000, an increase of 11,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,469,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,466,750, an increase of 8,000 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,458,750.  

UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 261,692 in the week ending July 29, a decrease of 29,153 from the previous week. There were 261,906 initial claims in the comparable week in 2005.

The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9 percent during the week ending July 22, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,405,724, a decrease of 97,600 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.0 percent and the volume was 2,508,852.

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Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending July 15.

Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 1,411 in the week ending July 22, a decrease of 397 from the prior week. There were 2,278 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of 261 from the preceding week.

There were 14,869 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending July 15, an increase of 986 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 25,751, a decrease of 207 from the prior week.

The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending July 15 were in Puerto Rico (4.9 percent), Michigan (4.3), Pennsylvania (3.1), New Jersey (3.0), Alaska (2.8), Rhode Island (2.8), Arkansas (2.6), Connecticut (2.6), Massachusetts (2.5), Oregon (2.3), and Wisconsin (2.3).

The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending July 22 were in Texas (+603), Colorado (+264), and Louisiana (+39), while the largest decreases were in New York (-11,926), Michigan
(-11,635), North Carolina (-7,021), Indiana (-6,070), and Pennsylvania (-5,497).

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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING July 29 July 22 Change July 15 Year
Initial Claims (SA) 315,000 301,000 +14,000 305,000 318,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 261,692 290,845 -29,153 377,115 261,906
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 313,750 313,500 +250 317,000 319,500
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING July 22 July 15 Change July 8 Year
Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,480,000 2,469,000 +11,000 2,498,000 2,597,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,405,724 2,503,324 -97,600 2,517,917 2,508,852
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,466,750 2,458,750 +8,000 2,442,000 2,606,000
Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.9% 1.9% 0.0 1.9% 2.0%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2
 1.9% 1.9% 0.0 1.9% 2.0%
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
       
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
July 22
July 15
Change
Year
Federal Employees 1,411 1,808 -397 1,519
Newly Discharged Veterans 2,278 2,539 -261 2,045
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
July 15
July 8
Change
Year
Federal Employees 14,869 13,883 +986 16,145
Newly Discharged Veterans 25,751 25,958 -207 28,573
Railroad Retirement Board 2,000 1,000 +1,000 2,000
Extended Benefits 43 34 +9 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 129,945,159 as denominator.
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UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 07/22/2006 

STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 
State Change State Supplied Comment
NY -11,926 Fewer layoffs in the construction, service, and transportation industries.
MI -11,635 Fewer layoffs in the automobile industry.
NC -7,021 Fewer layoffs in the construction, textile, primary metals, lumber/wood, industrial machinery, and computer equipment industries.
IN -6,070 No comment.
PA -5,497 No comment.
AL -5,035 Fewer layoffs in the apparel and wood products industries.
OH -4,624 No comment.
CA -4,600 Fewer layoffs in the service industry.
GA -4,387 Fewer layoffs in the textile industry.
SC -3,694 Fewer layoffs in the manufacturing industry.
WI -3,539 Fewer layoffs in the construction, service, and manufacturing industries.
TN -2,779 Fewer layoffs in the service, furniture, publishing, food, and primary metals industries.
AR -2,308 No comment.
NJ -1,989 Fewer layoffs in the construction and service industries.
MO -1,739 Fewer layoffs in the service and transportation industries.
OR -1,252 No comment.
WA -1,121 No comment.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 
State Change State Supplied Comment
None    

State Detail Prior Week
UI Claims Series 1967 to current

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