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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT

          SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA

In the week ending Nov. 4, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 308,000, a decrease of 20,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 328,000. The 4-week moving average was 311,250, a decrease of 250 from the previous week's revised average of 311,500.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.9 percent for the week ending Oct. 28, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week's revised rate of 1.8 percent.

The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending Oct. 28 was 2,448,000, an increase of 43,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 2,405,000. The 4-week moving average was 2,435,250, an increase of 5,000 from the preceding week's revised average of 2,430,250.  

UNADJUSTED DATA
The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 324,979 in the week ending Nov. 4, an increase of 23,942 from the previous week. There were 340,491 initial claims in the comparable week in 2005.

The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 1.6 percent during the week ending Oct. 28, unchanged from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,154,627, an increase of 66,971 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 1.9 percent and the volume was 2,416,475.

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Extended benefits were not available in any state during the week ending Oct. 21.

Initial claims for UI benefits by former Federal civilian employees totaled 1,223 in the week ending Oct. 28, a decrease of 268 from the prior week. There were 1,785 initial claims by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of 148 from the preceding week.

There were 14,792 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for the week ending Oct. 21, a decrease of 1,425 from the previous week. Newly discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 25,295, an increase of 38 from the prior week.

The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Oct. 21 were in Puerto Rico (3.5 percent), Alaska (3.1), Michigan (2.7), Arkansas (2.3), New Jersey (2.3), Pennsylvania (2.3), Oregon (2.1), South Carolina (2.1), California (2.0), Connecticut (2.0), and Massachusetts (2.0).

The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending Oct. 28 were in California (+3,385), Missouri (+3,014), Kentucky (+2,095), Virginia (+1,972), and Minnesota (+1,254), while the largest decreases were in Michigan (-3,311), Illinois (-2,065), Florida (-948), North Dakota (-931), and Puerto Rico
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Nov. 4 Oct. 28 Change Oct. 21 Year
Initial Claims (SA) 308,000 328,000 -20,000 309,000 316,000
Initial Claims (NSA) 324,979 301,037 +23,942 291,372 340,491
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 311,250 311,500 -250 305,500 325,000
Advance Prior1
WEEK ENDING Oct. 28 Oct. 21 Change Oct. 14 Year
Ins. Unemployment (SA) 2,448,000 2,405,000 +43,000 2,442,000 2,730,000
Ins. Unemployment (NSA) 2,154,627 2,087,656 +66,971 2,116,794 2,416,475
4-Wk Moving Average (SA) 2,435,250 2,430,250 +5,000 2,439,000 2,773,000
Ins. Unemployment Rate (SA)2 1.9% 1.8% +0.1 1.9% 2.1%
Ins. Unemployment Rate (NSA)2
 1.6% 1.6% 0.0 1.6% 1.9%
INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
       
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
Oct. 28
Oct. 21
Change
Year
Federal Employees 1,223 1,491 -268 1,372
Newly Discharged Veterans 1,785 1,933 -148 1,813
PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)
Prior1
WEEK ENDING
Oct. 21
Oct. 14
Change
Year
Federal Employees 14,792 16,217 -1,425 16,928
Newly Discharged Veterans 25,295 25,257 +38 28,121
Railroad Retirement Board 2,000 2,000 0 2,000
Extended Benefits 7 11 -4 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 130,605,286 as denominator.
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UNADJUSTED INITIAL CLAIMS FOR WEEK ENDED 10/28/2006 

STATES WITH A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 
State Change State Supplied Comment
MI -3,311 Fewer layoffs in the automobile industry.
IL -2,065 Fewer layoffs in the construction, trade, and manufacturing industries.
STATES WITH AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 1,000 
State Change State Supplied Comment
AR +1,014 No comment.
NY +1,030 No comment.
MN +1,254 Layoffs in the manufacturing industry.
VA +1,972 Layoffs in the transportation, information, and manufacturing industries.
KY +2,095 Layoffs in the automobile, rubber/plastics, and primary metals industries.
MO +3,014 Layoffs in the transportation industry.
CA +3,385 Layoffs in agriculture.

State Detail Prior Week
UI Claims Series 1967 to current

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